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Integrity Verification

What is Integrity Verification?

The process of confirming that data, systems, or configurations have not been tampered with or altered from their authorized state.

Information Security

Terms that appear alongside integrity verification

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as integrity verification. The number is how many controls name both.

Frameworks that govern integrity verification

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5View framework →

What the standards actually require on integrity verification

Requirements naming integrity verification across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

FedRAMP High3 controls

Employ integrity verification tools to detect unauthorized changes to software, firmware, information; HIGH only.

SI-7 · Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity →
FedRAMP Moderate3 controls

Employ integrity verification tools to detect unauthorized changes to software, firmware, information; HIGH only.

SI-7 · Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity →
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE3 controls

Employ integrity verification tools to detect unauthorized changes to software, firmware, information; HIGH only.

SI-7 · Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity →
NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5.1 HIGH3 controls

Employ integrity verification tools to detect unauthorized changes to software, firmware, information; HIGH only.

SI-7 · Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity →
HL7 FHIR Security Framework2 controls

HL7 FHIR Transport Security. TRANSPORT LAYER SECURITY (TLS) - all FHIR APIs MUST use TLS 1.2+ for production + TLS 1.3 recommended; certificate validation + trust chain + certificate pinning where appropriate + HSTS + secure session establishment + cipher suit...

HL7-FHIR-Transport-TLS-Communication · HL7 FHIR Transport Security - TLS 1.2+, Communication Security, Time Keeping, Server CapabilityStatement →
IAEA Nuclear Security Series - Computer Security at Nuclear Facilities (NSS-17-T Rev 1)2 controls

NSS-17 + NSS-42-G require system integrity protection through configuration management + change management + baseline control + hardening.

IAEA-NSS17-SystemIntegrity-Configuration-Change-Management · IAEA NSS-17 - System Integrity + Configuration Management + Change Management + Baseline + Hardening →

Questions people ask about integrity verification

What is Integrity Verification?
The process of confirming that data, systems, or configurations have not been tampered with or altered from their authorized state.
Why is Integrity Verification important for compliance?
Integrity Verification is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding integrity verification helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Integrity Verification?
Integrity Verification appears in the requirement text of FedRAMP High, FedRAMP Moderate, NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE, NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5.1 HIGH, HL7 FHIR Security Framework. Across these standards we have identified 16 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Integrity Verification?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how integrity verification applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.