NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
SC - System and Communications Protection

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 NIST800-SC-17: SC-17 Public Key Infrastructure Certificates

a. Issue public key certificates under an [Assignment: organization-defined certificate policy] or obtain public key certificates from an approved service provider; and b. Include only approved trust anchors in trust stores or certificate stores managed by the organization.

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This control maps to 26 controls across 17 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • 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
  • SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities

FedRAMP High · 3 controls

  • IA-2(12) Acceptance of PIV Credentials
  • IA-5(2) Public Key-Based Authentication
  • SC-17 Public Key Infrastructure Certificates

FedRAMP Moderate · 3 controls

  • IA-2(12) Acceptance of PIV Credentials
  • IA-5(2) Public Key-Based Authentication
  • SC-17 Public Key Infrastructure Certificates

PCI DSS 4.0 · 2 controls

  • 4.2.1 4.2.1 Strong cryptography safeguards PAN over public networks
  • 4.2.1.1 4.2.1.1 Inventory of trusted transmission keys and certificates
  • SEC09-BP01 Implement secure key and certificate management
  • ASBv3-DP-7 Use a secure certificate management process

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.24 Use of cryptography

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.24 Use of cryptography

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.7.1 Cryptographic controls
  • 03.13.10 Cryptographic Key Establishment and Management

NIST SP 800-207 · 1 control

  • SC-17 SC-17 Public Key Infrastructure Certificates
  • SC-17 SC-17 Public Key Infrastructure Certificates

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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