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In information security, message authentication or data origin authentication is a property that a message has not been modified while in transit (data integrity) and that the receiving party can verify the source of the message.[1] Message authentication does not necessarily include the property of non-repudiation.[2][3]

Message authentication is typically achieved by using message authentication codes (MACs) or digital signatures.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Mihir Bellare. "Chapter 7: Message Authentication" (PDF). CSE 207: Modern Cryptography. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ a b "Chapter 9 - Hash Functions and Data Integrity" (PDF). Handbook of Applied Cryptography. p. 361. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "Data Origin Authentication". Web Service Security. Microsoft Developer Network.