In practical terms, the verifiable data item can be defined as a piece of evidence that requires verification. This piece of evidence corresponds to a single attribute within a specific evidence entity, e.g., an income amount on the income entity. In order to create a verifiable data item, two attributes must be entered for the evidence entity; the name of the entity (this is stored in the "evidence type" field for an entity) and the exact name of the desired attribute to be verified.
Verifiable data items also provide built-in application security functionality by allowing organizations to enter a security identifier (SID) that can restrict a user's ability to access sensitive verifications. If a user's security profile does not contain the SID entered in this field, then that user will not be able to access the verification. For more information on how application security functionality works, see the Cúram System Configuration Guide.