authenticity - Glossary | CSRC (2024)

Definitions:

The property that data originated from its purported source.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-38B under Authenticity
NIST SP 800-38C under Authenticity
NIST SP 800-38D under Authenticity
NIST SP 800-63-3 under Authenticity

The property that data originated from its purported source. In the context of a key-wrap algorithm, the source of authentic data is an entity with access to an implementation of the authenticated-encryption function with the KEK.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-38F

The property of being genuine and being able to be verified and trusted; confidence in the validity of a transmission, a message, or message originator.
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NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2

The property of being genuine and being able to be verified and trusted; confidence in the validity of a transmission, a message, or message originator. See Authentication.
Sources:
CNSSI 4009-2015 from NIST SP 800-39
NIST SP 800-137 under Authenticity from CNSSI 4009
NIST SP 800-18 Rev. 1 under Authenticity
NIST SP 800-39 under Authenticity
NIST SP 800-60 Vol. 1 Rev. 1 under Authenticity
NIST SP 800-60 Vol. 2 Rev. 1 under Authenticity

The property of being genuine and being able to be verified and trusted; confidence in the validity of a transmission, message, or message originator. See authentication.
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NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5

The property of being genuine and being able to be verified and trusted; confidence in the validity of a transmission, a message, or message originator
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NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1 under Authenticity

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