tamper-detection
Catching attempts at sabotage
Tamper-detection is the ability to identify unauthorized interference with something—a package, device, document, or system.
Security seals on medicine bottles provide tamper-detection: if the seal is broken, you know someone opened it.
In computing, tamper-detection mechanisms flag when files or data have been altered: The software includes tamper-detection to prevent cheating.
Authentication stamp or mark
- hologram3D image from light
- packagingProtective product enclosure
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- anti-counterfeitOpposing fraudulent copies
RFID · tag · label · indicator · shrink-wrap · closure · band · perforated
Error-detecting calculated value
- hashChopped mixture, cooked together
- cryptographicInvolving coded communication
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
monitoring · intrusion · malware · filesystem · encryption · blockchain · certificate · anomaly
Facts supporting truth
- fingerprintFriction ridge impression
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- investigationFormal examination of facts
analysis · laboratory · specimen · handling · documentation · collection · storage · court
seal
Authentication stamp or mark
- hologram3D image from light
- packagingProtective product enclosure
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
anti-counterfeit · RFID · tag · label · indicator · shrink-wrap · closure · band · perforated · serialization
checksum
Error-detecting calculated value
- hashChopped mixture, cooked together
- cryptographicInvolving coded communication
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
signature · monitoring · intrusion · malware · filesystem · encryption · blockchain · certificate · anomaly · alert
evidence
Facts supporting truth
- fingerprintFriction ridge impression
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
investigation · analysis · laboratory · specimen · handling · documentation · collection · storage · court · admissibility
meter
Device that measures usage
lock · bolt · screw · cable · equipment · machinery · gauge · valve · pipeline · infrastructure