Chapter 6
Integrity Policies
ISABELLA: Some one with child by him? My cousin Juliet?LUCIO: Is she your cousin?ISABELLA: Adoptedly; as school-maids change their namesBy vain, though apt affection.
— Measure for Measure, I, iv, 45–48.
An inventory control system may function correctly if the data it manages is released; but it cannot function correctly if the data can be randomly changed. So integrity, rather than confidentiality, is key. These policies are important because many commercial and industrial firms are more concerned with accuracy than disclosure. This chapter discusses the major integrity security policies and explores their design.
6.1 Goals
Commercial requirements differ from military requirements in their emphasis on preserving ...
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