Historical milestone · 1977
Biba integrity model
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1977 · Historical milestone
Biba integrity model
- Era
- 1970s
- Theme
- Safety, security & alignment
- Evidence form
- Defined an information-flow model designed to prevent unauthorized lowering of data integrity
- School / paradigm
- Computer security
- Institution / context
- MITRE
- Researchers
- Kenneth J. Biba
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Theory or experimental setup. Separated integrity from confidentiality and formalized trusted-direction rules for data and processes.
Result / historical claim. Rigid lattice policies can be hard to apply to dynamic, probabilistic workflows.
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The checked-in record does not state a separate professional application for this entry. The topic page places it in the wider research lineage: Safety, security, and alignment.
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Evidence form. Defined an information-flow model designed to prevent unauthorized lowering of data integrity
Limitation / debate. Data provenance, trusted tool outputs, agent memory integrity, and contamination control.
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