FedRAMP High
AC - Access Control

FedRAMP High AC-17(2): Protection of Confidentiality and Integrity Using Encryption

Implement cryptographic mechanisms to protect remote access sessions; FIPS-validated.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 31 controls across 18 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 5 controls

CIS Controls v8 · 3 controls

  • CIS-12.7 Ensure Remote Devices Utilize a VPN and are Connecting to an Enterprise’s AAA Infrastructure
  • CIS-3.10 Encrypt Sensitive Data in Transit
  • CIS-6.4 Require MFA for Remote Network Access
  • NIST-CSF-PR.DS-01 The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-at-rest are protected
  • NIST-CSF-PR.DS-02 The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-in-transit are protected
  • NIST-CSF-PR.DS-10 The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-in-use are protected

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

  • 2.2.7 2.2.7 Non-console administrative access encrypted
  • 4.2.1 4.2.1 Strong cryptography safeguards PAN over public networks
  • 8.3.2 8.3.2 Authentication factors unreadable with strong cryptography

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 6.7 Remote working
  • 8.24 Use of cryptography

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 2 controls

  • 03.13.08 Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity
  • 03.13.11 Cryptographic Protection

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-C1.1 C1.1 Identifying and maintaining confidential information
  • SOC2-CC6.1 CC6.1 Logical access security over protected information assets
  • ANSSI-HYG-32 Secure the Network Connection of Devices Used for Mobile Working
  • DP-3 Encrypt sensitive data in transit

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-CRY-02 Encryption of data for transmission (transport encryption)

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.24 Use of cryptography
  • AC-17(2) AC-17(2) Remote Access | Protection of Confidentiality and Integrity Using Encryption
  • AC-17(2) AC-17(2) Remote Access | Protection of Confidentiality and Integrity Using Encryption

Every mapping shown was judged rather than inferred from wording similarity, and the ones that failed review are published too. See the coverage reports and what was rejected.

Other controls in AC - Access Control

You are reading one control. How much of FedRAMP High have you already done?

FedRAMP High AC-17(2) is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of FedRAMP High your existing evidence covers. Hold C5 (Germany) and 119 of 410 FedRAMP High controls already carry evidence.

Each report names every control your existing framework evidences, every one it does not, the reasoning behind each claim, and the claims that were argued against and rejected. 6 were rejected on the C5 (Germany) pair alone.

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