One example method, which may be performed by a data integrity check entity, includes receiving a request from a data protection entity to perform a data integrity check regarding a backup dataset, and the backup dataset includes a backup of an entity other than the data integrity check entity and the data protection entity, accessing an information set created by the data protection entity concerning the backup dataset, performing a data integrity check process that includes analyzing the backup dataset and information contained in the information set and, based on the analysis, identifying a data integrity problem that resulted from the data corruption event involving the backup dataset, and as between the data integrity check entity and the data protection entity, only the data integrity check entity checks the integrity of data in the backup dataset, and reporting results of the analysis of the backup dataset and the information set.