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CSSLP · Question #107
CSSLP Question #107: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is B: Integrity. Data integrity ensures that information remains unaltered and accurate, preventing unauthorized modifications whether accidental or malicious.
Secure Software Concepts
Question
Which of the following terms ensures that no intentional or unintentional unauthorized modification is made to data?
Options
- ANon-repudiation
- BIntegrity
- CAuthentication
- DConfidentiality
Explanation
Data integrity ensures that information remains unaltered and accurate, preventing unauthorized modifications whether accidental or malicious.
Common mistakes.
- A. Non-repudiation ensures that a party cannot deny having performed an action, which is different from preventing data modification itself.
- C. Authentication is the process of verifying a user's identity, not protecting data from modification after identity verification.
- D. Confidentiality protects data from unauthorized disclosure, not from unauthorized modification.
Concept tested. CIA Triad - Data Integrity
Reference. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security/fundamentals/confidentiality-integrity-availability
Topics
#Data integrity#Security principles#CIA triad
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