FedRAMP High
SC - System and Communications Protection

FedRAMP High SC-8: Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity

Protect confidentiality and integrity of transmitted information using cryptographic mechanisms.

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 40 controls across 26 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

ISO 27002:2022 · 4 controls

  • 5.14 Information transfer
  • 8.20 Networks security
  • 8.21 Security of network services
  • 8.24 Use of cryptography

ISO 27001:2022 · 3 controls

  • 5.14 Information transfer
  • 8.20 Networks security
  • 8.21 Security of network services
  • ASBv3-NS-9 Connect on-premises or cloud network privately
  • DP-3 Encrypt sensitive data in transit

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

  • C5-COS-08 Policies for data transmission
  • C5-CRY-02 Encryption of data for transmission (transport encryption)

CIS Controls v8 · 2 controls

  • CIS-12.6 Use of Secure Network Management and Communication Protocols
  • CIS-3.10 Encrypt Sensitive Data in Transit

HIPAA Security Rule · 2 controls

  • 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

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 2 controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 2 controls

  • 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
  • 4.2.2 PAN is secured with strong cryptography whenever it is sent via end-user messaging technologies
  • CBPR-PR-27 Physical, technical and administrative safeguards

APPI · 1 control

  • ASD37-17 TLS encryption between email servers (Limited)
  • AUCDR-IS-2 Secure the network and systems within the data environment
  • APP-11 APP 11 - Security of personal information

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

DORA · 1 control

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.10.1 Network security management
  • 161R1-SC-8 Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity
  • 03.13.08 Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.1.3e Employ Secure Information Transfer Solutions

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC6.7 Transmission of data is restricted to authorized users

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-8 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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The graph holds this control, the 40 it maps to, and the evidence behind each claim, over MCP and REST.