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Terms in this set
- CIA The CIA triad — Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability — is the foundational model for information security.
- Integrity Assurance that data has not been altered in an unauthorized or undetected way.
- Availability Assurance that systems and data are accessible when authorized users need them.
- Authentication Proving an identity claim using something you know, have, are, or somewhere you are.
- Authorization Granting an authenticated principal permission to perform specific actions on resources.
- Accounting Recording what authenticated users do so actions can be reviewed and attributed.
- Nonrepudiation Assurance that a sender cannot credibly deny having sent a message.
- MFA Multi-factor authentication — combining two or more distinct factor categories.
- IAM Identity and Access Management — the discipline of managing digital identities and their access.
- Biometric Authentication using a physical or behavioral trait — fingerprint, face, voice, gait.
- Baseline An approved, documented secure configuration that systems are compared against.
- Gap The difference between current state and a desired/required security state.