FedRAMP High
SC - System and Communications Protection

FedRAMP High SC-28(1): Cryptographic Protection

Implement cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure/modification of FedRAMP-defined information on FedRAMP-defined components; 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 33 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 · 4 controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 4 controls

  • 10.1.2 10.1.2 Roles for logging and monitoring assigned and understood
  • 3.3.2 3.3.2 Pre-authorization SAD stored electronically is strongly encrypted
  • 3.5.1 3.5.1 Stored PAN rendered unreadable
  • 3.5.1.2 3.5.1.2 Disk or partition encryption only on removable media

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • SOC2-C1.1 C1.1 Identifying and maintaining confidential information
  • SOC2-CC5.2 CC5.2 General controls over technology (COSO principle 11)
  • SOC2-CC6.1 CC6.1 Logical access security over protected information assets
  • SOC2-CC6.7 CC6.7 Restricting and protecting information in transmission, movement and removal
  • ASBv3-DP-6 Use a secure key management process
  • DP-4 Enable data at rest encryption by default

CIS Controls v8 · 2 controls

  • CIS-3.11 Encrypt Sensitive Data at Rest
  • CIS-3.6 Encrypt Data on End-User Devices

CMMC 2.0 · 2 controls

  • 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

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-CRY-03 Encryption of sensitive data for storage

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.24 Use of cryptography

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.24 Use of cryptography

NIS2 Directive · 1 control

  • Art.21.2.h Policies and procedures on the use of cryptography and, where appropriate, encryption
  • 03.08.09 System Backup - Cryptographic Protection
  • SC-28(1) SC-28(1) Protection of Information at Rest | Cryptographic Protection
  • SC-28(1) SC-28(1) Protection of Information at Rest | Cryptographic Protection

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 SC - System and Communications Protection

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

FedRAMP High SC-28(1) 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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