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Definition[]

A confidentiality service

provides protection against unauthorized disclosure of exchanged data. The following kinds of confidentiality services are distinguished: selective field confidentiality; connection confidentiality; data flow confidentiality.[1]

References[]

  1. ITU, "Compendium of Approved ITU-T Security Definitions," at 11 (Feb. 2003 ed.) (full-text).
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