Mechanism To Authenticate EPHI

The only subtask under the Integrity task is a Mechanism to authenticate EPHI. This is an addressable task that requires agencies implement electronic mechanisms to corroborate that EPHI has not been altered or destroyed in an unauthorized manner.

Virus protection, Spyware protection, Windows Updates, firewall protection, access controls, login logging, and many of the other items that are covered in this rule result in meeting this task as best as can be expected for most agencies.