6.2.2.2 Integrity
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Before · SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 4
Integrity
After · SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5
Integrity
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Before · SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 4
Integrity protection is concerned with ensuring that the information is correct. Absolute protection against modification is not possible. The best that can be done is to use reasonable measures to prevent modifications, to use methods to detect any modifications that occur (with a very high probability), and to restore the information to its original content when unauthorized modifications have been detected. All cryptographic information requires integrity protection. Integrity protection shall be provided by physical mechanisms, cryptographic mechanisms or both. Physical mechanisms include the use of:
After · SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5
Integrity protection is concerned with ensuring that the information is correct. Absolute protection against modification is not possible. The best that can be done is to use reasonable measures to prevent modifications, to use methods to detect any modifications that occur (with a very high probability), and to restore the information to its original content when unauthorized modifications have been detected. All cryptographic information requires integrity protection. Integrity protection shall be provided by physical mechanisms, cryptographic mechanisms or both. Physical mechanisms include the use of: