data integrity
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
The property that data has not been altered in an unauthorized manner. Data integrity covers data in storage, during processing, and while in transit.
polysemousMWENISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Senses
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon
The property that data is complete, intact, and trusted and has not been modified or destroyed in an unauthorized or accidental manner.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary
The property that data has not been destroyed or corrupted in an unauthorized manner; Maintaining and assuring the accuracy and consistency of data over its entire life-cycle.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2sense 2 pending review
The property that data has not been changed, destroyed, or lost in an unauthorized or accidental manner.
Classifications
Entity Type
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- data integrities
- possessive
- data integrity's
- pluralpossessive
- data integrities'