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Confidentiality vs Integrity - What's the difference?

confidentiality | integrity |

As nouns the difference between confidentiality and integrity

is that confidentiality is (uncountable) the property of being confidential while integrity is steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.

confidentiality

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The property of being confidential.
  • (countable) Something told in confidence; a secret.

    • integrity

    English

    (wikipedia integrity)

    Noun

  • Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
  • The state of being wholesome; unimpaired
  • The quality or condition of being complete; pure
  • (cryptography) With regards to data encryption, ensuring that information is not altered by unauthorized persons in a way that is not detectable by authorized users.
  • (aviation) The ability of a system to provide timely warnings to users when they should not be used for navigation.

    • Derived terms

    * integrous (very rare)

    Synonyms

    (Synonyms) * honesty * uprightness * rectitude * unity * wholeness * purity * goodness * probity * sincerity * virtue * decency