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*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Century 1759]

*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Century 1759]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 : marked by [[intimacy]] or willingness to confide <a confidential tone>

*1 : marked by [[intimacy]] or willingness to confide <a confidential tone>

*4 : containing [[information]] whose unauthorized disclosure could be prejudicial to the national interest

*4 : containing [[information]] whose unauthorized disclosure could be prejudicial to the national interest

==Description==

==Description==

'''Confidentiality''' has been defined by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Organization_for_Standardization International Organization for Standardization (ISO)] in ISO-17799  as "ensuring that [[information]] is [[accessible]] only to those [[authorized]] to have access" and is one of the cornerstones of information [[security]]. Confidentiality is one of the [[design]] goals for many [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptosystem cryptosystems], made possible in [[practice]] by the [[techniques]] of modern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptography cryptography].

'''Confidentiality''' has been defined by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Organization_for_Standardization International Organization for Standardization (ISO)] in ISO-17799  as "ensuring that [[information]] is [[accessible]] only to those [[authorized]] to have access" and is one of the cornerstones of information [[security]]. Confidentiality is one of the [[design]] goals for many [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptosystem cryptosystems], made possible in [[practice]] by the [[techniques]] of modern [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptography cryptography].

Confidentiality also refers to an [[ethical]] principle [[associated]] with several [[professions]] (e.g., [[medicine]], [[law]], [[religion]], professional [[psychology]], and journalism). In [[ethics]], and (in some places) in law and alternative forms of legal dispute resolution such as mediation, some [[types]] of [[communication]] between a [[person]] and one of these professionals are "privileged" and may not be [[discussed]] or divulged to third parties. In those [[jurisdictions]] in which the law makes provision for such confidentiality, there are usually penalties for its violation.

Confidentiality also refers to an [[ethical]] principle [[associated]] with several [[professions]] (e.g., [[medicine]], [[law]], [[religion]], professional [[psychology]], and journalism). In [[ethics]], and (in some places) in law and alternative forms of legal dispute resolution such as mediation, some [[types]] of [[communication]] between a [[person]] and one of these professionals are "privileged" and may not be [[discussed]] or divulged to third parties. In those [[jurisdictions]] in which the law makes provision for such confidentiality, there are usually penalties for its violation.

Confidentiality of [[information]], enforced in an adaptation of the military's [[classic]] "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need-to-know need-to-know]" principle, forms the cornerstone of [[information]] [[security]] in today's corporations. The so called 'confidentiality bubble' restricts information [[flows]], with both positive and negative [[consequences]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidential]

Confidentiality of [[information]], enforced in an adaptation of the military's [[classic]] "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need-to-know need-to-know]" principle, forms the cornerstone of [[information]] [[security]] in today's corporations. The so called 'confidentiality bubble' restricts information [[flows]], with both positive and negative [[consequences]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidential]

[[Category: Law]]

[[Category: Law]]