Identity Verification

The process of testing the media to ensure the information cannot be read. 

See NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 1 under Verification for more information. 

Confirmation, through the provision of objective evidence, that specified requirements have been fulfilled (e.g., an entity’s requirements have been correctly defined, or an entity’s attributes have been correctly presented; or a procedure or function performs as intended and leads to the expected outcome). 

See NIST SP 800-161 and NISTIR 7622 under Verification (CNSSI 4009, ISO 9000 – Adapted) for more information.