SECURITY SERVICES

The classification of security services are as follows: 
Confidentiality: Ensures that the information in a computer system a n d transmitted 
information are accessible only for reading by authorized parties. 
E.g. Printing, displaying and other forms of disclosure. 
Authentication: Ensures that the origin of a message or electronic document is correctly 
identified, with an assurance that the identity is not false. 
Integrity: Ensures that only authorized parties are able to modify computer system assets and 
transmitted information. Modification includes writing, changing status, deleting, creating 
and delaying or replaying of transmitted messages. 
Non repudiation: Requires that neither the sender nor the receiver of a message be able to deny 
the transmission. 
Access control: Requires that access to information resources may be controlled by or the target 
system. 
Availability: Requires that computer system assets be available to authorized parties when 
needed.
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