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What does nonrepudiation mean?

The correct answer is D. Preventing any party that participates in a transaction from claiming that it did not. Nonrepudiation is a security principle that ensures a party cannot deny having performed an action or transaction, providing proof of origin or delivery.

Submitted by yasin.bd· Apr 18, 2026Legal, Risk and Compliance

Question

What does nonrepudiation mean?

Options

  • AProhibiting certain parties from a private conversation
  • BEnsuring that a transaction is completed before saving the results
  • CEnsuring that someone cannot turn off auditing capabilities while performing a function
  • DPreventing any party that participates in a transaction from claiming that it did not

How the community answered

(46 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • D
    93% (43)

Why each option

Nonrepudiation is a security principle that ensures a party cannot deny having performed an action or transaction, providing proof of origin or delivery.

AProhibiting certain parties from a private conversation

Prohibiting certain parties from a private conversation relates to confidentiality and access control, not nonrepudiation.

BEnsuring that a transaction is completed before saving the results

Ensuring a transaction is completed before saving results relates to transactional integrity and atomicity, not specifically nonrepudiation.

CEnsuring that someone cannot turn off auditing capabilities while performing a function

Preventing someone from turning off auditing capabilities relates to audit control and integrity, which contributes to accountability, but nonrepudiation focuses on undeniable proof of action.

DPreventing any party that participates in a transaction from claiming that it did notCorrect

Nonrepudiation provides irrefutable proof of the origin and integrity of data or actions, ensuring that a sender cannot falsely deny having sent a message and a recipient cannot falsely deny having received a message. This is often achieved through digital signatures and robust logging.

Concept tested: Nonrepudiation principle

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/security/security-pillar#security-principles

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#Nonrepudiation#Security Principles#Accountability

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