Definition
General
Authenticity is:
| “ | [t]he property of being genuine and being able to be verified and trusted; confidence in the validity of a transmission, a message, or message originator.[1] | ” |
| “ | [a] security service that provides a user with a means of verifying the identity of the sender of a message, a file, a computer system, a software process, or even a database or individual software component.[2] | ” |
Authenticity is "[h]aving an undisputed identity or origin."[3]
Internet
Authenticity is:
| “ | [t]he sense that something or someone is "real." Blogs enable people to publish content, and engage in conversations, that show their interests and values, and so help them develop an authentic voice online.[4] | ” |
References
- ↑ NIST Special Publication 800-53.
- ↑ Cryptography’s Role in Securing the Information Society, App. B, Glossary, at 354.
- ↑ OPSEC Glossary of Terms (full-text).
- ↑ Larry Clavette, et al., ”New Media and the Air Force,” Glossary 1 (U.S. Air Force 2009) (full-text)
See also
- Authenticate
- Authentication
- Authenticated encryption
- Authenticated RFID
- Authenticated user
- Authentication code
- Authentication feature
- Authentication information
- Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment
- Authentication key
- Authentication mechanism
- Authentication mode
- Authentication of identity
- Authentication protocol
- Authentication server
- Authentication tag
- Authentication technologies