Confidentiality

Confidentiality is the need to ensure that information is disclosed only to those who are authorized to view it.

A property that information is not disclosed to users, processes, or devices unless they have been authorized to access the information.

Preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure, including means for protecting privacy and proprietary information

Preserving authorized restrictions on information access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information. The loss of confidentiality is the unauthorized disclosure of information.

Assuring information will be kept secret, with access limited to appropriate persons.

Preserving authorized restrictions on information access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information.

The property that sensitive information is not disclosed to unauthorized individuals, entities, or processes.

The property that information is not disclosed to system entities (users, processes, devices) unless they have been authorized to access the information.

The property that data or information is not made available or disclosed to unauthorized persons or processes.

Data confidentiality is a property of data, usually resulting from legislative measures, which prevents it from unauthorized disclosure.

discretion in keeping secret information

the state of being secret

Preserving authorized restrictions on information access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information. [79]

The protection of non-PI and data from the risk of unauthorized disclosure.