Editing Digital preservation (section)

===Authenticity===
Whether analog or digital, archives strive to maintain records as trustworthy representations of what was originally received. Authenticity has been defined as ". . . the trustworthiness of a record as a record; i.e., the quality of a record that is what it purports to be and that is free from tampering or corruption".<ref>{{cite web|title=InterPARES 2 Terminology Database - authenticity |work=web site |year=2007 |url=http://www.interpares.org/ip2/ip2_terminology_db.cfm |access-date=8 October 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007022207/http://www.interpares.org/ip2/ip2_terminology_db.cfm |archive-date=7 October 2014 }}</ref> Authenticity should not be confused with accuracy;<ref>{{cite web|title=Society of American Archivists Glossary - accuracy |work=web site |year=2014 |url=http://www2.archivists.org/glossary/terms/a/accuracy |access-date=8 October 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012221951/http://www2.archivists.org/glossary/terms/a/accuracy |archive-date=12 October 2014 }}</ref> an inaccurate record may be acquired by an archives and have its authenticity preserved. The content and meaning of that inaccurate record will remain unchanged.

A combination of policies, security procedures, and documentation can be used to ensure and  provide evidence that the meaning of the records has not been altered while in the archives' custody.