Integrity Verification
Noun · Security & Infosec
Definitions
The process of proving that a system component, dataset, message, or file remains authentic and unmodified from a trusted state. Integrity verification is common in secure boot, software signing, backups, and evidence handling.
In plain English: Confirming that something is genuine and unchanged.
Example: "Backup restoration included integrity verification so corrupted archives would not be quietly restored into production."