The electromic records management systems must create and maintain reliable and authentic records because such records can be easily duplicated, manipulated, altered, and revised. The goal of this study is to propose the strategies for maintaining authenticity of electronic records and to produce some baselines for developiing the trusted record management systems. Therefore, the study is to identify and define the cpncept of an electronic record and the nature of authenticity; ti establish the principles for ensuring the long-term preservation of authentic electronic records; to suggest the methods for describing electronic records in order to maintain audit trail; to propose the mechanisms for maintaining reliable and authentic electronic records; ti analuse the Korean standards related to dlectrinonic document management sstems; and to discuss future challenges for maintaining the authenticity.