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NATO STANAG 4774 (Confidentiality Metadata Labels) and STANAG 4778 (Metadata Binding)
International (NATO)
vEdition 2 (2020)
8 domains
8 controls
STANAG 4774 (Confidentiality Metadata Labels) defines the syntax and semantics for confidentiality labels used in NATO information sharing. STANAG 4778 (Metadata Binding) specifies the mechanisms for binding these labels to data objects, enabling automated policy enforcement, access control, and auditability across NATO networks. The standards support interoperability, data protection, and consistent handling of classified information.
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Framework Domains (8)
Application Handling
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| STANAG-6 | Label Handling in Email, Documents, and Storage |
Caveats and Releasability
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| STANAG-8 | Label Caveats, Releasability, and Conditions |
Cross-Domain Solutions
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| STANAG-4 | Cross-Domain Label Translation and Interoperability Testing |
Label Authoring
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| STANAG-3 | Label Authoring, Originator Identification, and Policy Identifier |
Label Lifecycle
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| STANAG-5 | Label Verification on Ingress and Label Preservation Through Processing |
Label Schema
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| STANAG-1 | STANAG 4774 Confidentiality Label Schema and XML Structure |
Metadata Binding
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| STANAG-2 | STANAG 4778 Metadata Binding Mechanism and Cryptographic Binding |
Operations and Training
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| STANAG-7 | Incident Response, User Training, and Label Audit |
Your Compliance Coverage
If you comply with NATO STANAG 4774 (Confidentiality Metadata Labels) and STANAG 4778 (Metadata Binding), you already cover:
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
25%
2 controls mapped
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25%
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25%
2 controls mapped
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8 total controls
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2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
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2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
25%
W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
UK Gambling Commission - Cyber Resilience Requirements
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
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2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
UK Bribery Act 2010
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
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25%
SWIFT CSCF
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
SLSA
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
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25%
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2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024
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25%
PSD2 SCA
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25%
PTES
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
PIC/S Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice for Medicinal Products
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
Philippines Cybercrime Prevention Act (RA 10175)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
PCAOB AS 2201 - Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (ICFR)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Pakistan Personal Data Protection Bill 2023
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
OWASP Top 10:2025
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
OWASP SAMM
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
OWASP MASVS
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
OWASP DevSecOps Maturity Model (DSOMM)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
OWASP ASVS
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
OSFI B-13
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
OpenSSF Scorecard
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Open Banking Security
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
OCC Heightened Standards (12 CFR Part 30, Appendix D)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
O-RAN WG11 Security Specification
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
NRC 10 CFR 73.54 - Nuclear Facility Cybersecurity
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme (Australia)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST Special Publication 800-34 Revision 1, Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-92
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-88
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-82 Revision 3: Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-63-4
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-61
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-146
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-145
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-144
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-137
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-123
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-115 (Technical Guide to Information Security Testing and Assessment)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (FIPS 203, 204, 205)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27004:2016
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27014:2020
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO 22320:2018
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
SANS Incident Handler's Handbook and PICERL Methodology
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 56002
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ISO 41001:2018 - Facility Management Systems
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO 39001:2012 - Road Traffic Safety Management
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO 37002:2021 - Whistleblowing Management Systems
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO 22313:2020 - Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
SSAE 18 - Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
COBIT 2019
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 8000 - Data Quality
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO 22739:2024 - Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies Vocabulary
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
21 CFR Part 58 - Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
ISO 19650 - Organisation and Digitisation of Information about Buildings and Civil Engineering Works (BIM)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO 19011
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
PCI SSF
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
AICPA Privacy Management Framework (PMF)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
FedRAMP High
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5.1 HIGH
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
FedRAMP Moderate
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 LOW
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
PCI P2PE
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 9
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO 27017
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO 27043
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ISO 20400:2017 - Sustainable Procurement
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-190
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 37000:2021 - Governance of Organizations
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Azure Security Benchmark
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 30111:2019
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/SAE 21434
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
AS9100D - Aerospace Quality Management System
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27003:2017
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 38500:2024 - Governance of IT
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27006:2024
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 - General Requirements for Testing and Calibration Laboratories
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) v4.0 - Process Assessment Model
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 25012:2008 - Data Quality Model
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
PCI PIN Security
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
APRA CPS 234
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
IEC 60601-1 - Medical Electrical Equipment Safety
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO 26262:2018 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27050 - Electronic Discovery (Parts 1-4)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
Albania Law on Protection of Personal Data (Law No. 9887, 2008, amended 2014)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
SOC 2
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (RIDTPPA)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27007:2020
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 29115:2023 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 27018
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 14064 - Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Verification (Parts 1-3)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 31000:2018
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Vietnam PDPD
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Turkey KVKK
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Sigstore - Software Artifact Signing and Verification
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Secure by Design: A Guide for Manufacturers (CISA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Qatar DPL
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Privacy Act 2020
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Privacy Act 1988 (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
POPIA
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Peru DPL
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Personal Data Act (personopplysningsloven)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
PDPA Thailand
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
PDPA Singapore
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
PAS 1192-5:2015 - Security-Minded Approach to BIM and Digital Built Environments
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
OWASP API Security Top 10 - 2023
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Oregon Consumer Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Oman National Cybersecurity Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-66
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-122
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIST Privacy Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Nigeria Open Banking Regulatory Framework (CBN, 2023)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
New Jersey Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
New Hampshire Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
AS9100D:2016 - Quality Management Systems for Aviation, Space, and Defence
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 27005
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 20000-1
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
FBI CJIS Security Policy
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 27799
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 13485
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NSA Guidance for Transition to Quantum-Resistant Cryptography
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
APPI
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-171A - Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
Bahrain PDPL
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27010:2015
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Frequently Asked Questions
What is NATO STANAG 4774 (Confidentiality Metadata Labels) and STANAG 4778 (Metadata Binding)?
NATO STANAG 4774 (Confidentiality Metadata Labels) and STANAG 4778 (Metadata Binding) is a compliance framework from International (NATO) with 8 domains and 8 controls. STANAG 4774 (Confidentiality Metadata Labels) defines the syntax and semantics for confidentiality labels used in NATO information sharing. STANAG 4778 (Metadata Binding) specifies the mechanisms for binding these labels to data objects, enabling automated policy enforcement, access control, and auditability across NATO networks. The standards support interoperability, data protection, and consistent handling of classified information. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
How many controls does NATO STANAG 4774 (Confidentiality Metadata Labels) and STANAG 4778 (Metadata Binding) have?
NATO STANAG 4774 (Confidentiality Metadata Labels) and STANAG 4778 (Metadata Binding) has 8 controls organised across 8 domains. The largest domains are Application Handling (1 controls), Caveats and Releasability (1 controls), Cross-Domain Solutions (1 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
What frameworks does NATO STANAG 4774 (Confidentiality Metadata Labels) and STANAG 4778 (Metadata Binding) map to?
NATO STANAG 4774 (Confidentiality Metadata Labels) and STANAG 4778 (Metadata Binding) maps to 171 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management (25% coverage), ISO/IEC 23837 - Security Requirements for Quantum Key Distribution (25% coverage), W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0 (25% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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