Integritypreserving
Integritypreserving is a descriptive term used across computing, information security, data management and organizational practice to denote methods, processes or transformations that maintain the correctness, consistency and trustworthiness of information or systems. As a concept it emphasizes that actions taken on data or within systems should not introduce unauthorized, accidental or undetected changes to the intended state.
In technical contexts integritypreserving techniques include cryptographic primitives (message authentication codes, digital signatures, authenticated encryption), checksums
In organizational and legal contexts integritypreserving practices encompass access controls, audit trails, separation of duties, and
Benefits of integritypreserving approaches include improved trust, easier auditing and reduced risk of data corruption. Challenges