Integrity protection

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-002184

1. A physical or cryptographic means of providing assurance that information has not been altered in an unauthorized manner since it was created, transmitted, or stored.

2. The process of providing assurance that data has not been modified since an authentication code was created for that data.

3. See Integrity authentication.

4. The process of providing assurance that data has not been modified since a message authentication code or digital signature was created for that data.

5. The process of obtaining assurance that data has not been modified since an authentication code or digital signature was created for that data.

6. The protection obtained for transmitted or stored data using an authentication code (e.g., MAC) or digital signature computed on that data. See Integrity authentication.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-CYB-002184
Field	Cybersecurity
Synonyms	Integrity authentication
References	NIST SP 800-152; NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 4 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-57 Part 2 Rev.1; NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5; NIST CSRC Glossary

Record as JSON

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    "NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 4 [Superseded]",
    "NIST SP 800-57 Part 2 Rev.1",
    "NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/integrity-protection/"
}

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