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Cryptography Primitives
5.1 Introduction
Confidentiality, integrity, availability also referred to as CIA triad, is the model developed to define policies for achieving information security (Refer Fig. 5.1). Along with this non-repudiation and authentication are the other security attributes to be achieved by a Peer-to-peer (P2P) network.
Confidentiality: Confidentiality signifies that information, data, and resources are protected from any unauthorized parties. Data encryption, and passwords are the common method of ensuring confidentiality.tcolorbox
Key Points Confidentiality is similar to the word privacy; however, they are not interchangeable. In fact, confidentiality is an extension of privacy that pertains to identifiable data. ...
