authenticity

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Records Management

sum of the qualities of a record that establish the origin, reliability, trustworthiness, and correctness of its content

ARMA — Glossary of Records and Information Management Terms, 3rd Edition

The property of a documentary material that it is what it purports to be and has not been corrupted.

NARA — NARA's ERA Glossary

Technology

Security

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 — Glossary of Key Information Security Terms