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.

Maintained by Gerard BlokdykVerified against the published standard Control text last updated

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 29 controls across 16 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 Non-console administrative access encrypted
  • 4.2.1 Strong cryptography and security protocols are implemented as follows to safeguard PAN during transmission over open, public networks: • Only trusted keys and certificates are accepted. • Certificates used to safeguard PAN during transmission
  • 8.3.2 Strong cryptography is used to render all authentication factors unreadable during transmission and storage on all system components

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 Confidential information is identified and protected during receipt, processing, storage
  • SOC2-CC6.1 Implements logical access security software, infrastructure and architectures 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

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.

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