Authenticity

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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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.

Framework senses

9 senses across 9 frameworks

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →

§1: Authenticity is the validity and conformance of the original information.

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →

§1: A property achieved through cryptographic methods of being genuine and being able to be verified and trusted, resulting in confidence in the validity of a transmission, information or a message, or sender of information or a message.

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →

§1: Undisputed authorship

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →

§1: 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.

CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →

§1: 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.

NIST SP 800-531 senseview framework →

§1: 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.

NIST SP 800-53A1 senseview framework →

§1: 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.

NIST SP 800-391 senseview framework →

§1: 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.

ISO/IEC TS 5723:2022(en) Trustworthiness — Vocabulary1 senseview framework →

§1: property that an entity is what it claims to be