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NIST SP 800-145
United States
v2011
8 domains
8 controls
The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing
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Framework Domains (8)
Deployment Models
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| NISTSP145-6 | Deployment Model Classification (Private, Community, Public, Hybrid) |
Essential Characteristics - Consumer Access
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| NISTSP145-1 | On-Demand Self-Service and Broad Network Access Characteristics |
Essential Characteristics - Elasticity
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| NISTSP145-3 | Rapid Elasticity Characteristic and Capacity Management |
Essential Characteristics - Measurement and Billing
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| NISTSP145-4 | Measured Service Characteristic and Billing Transparency |
Essential Characteristics - Shared Infrastructure
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| NISTSP145-2 | Resource Pooling and Multi-Tenancy Characteristic |
Governance, Reporting, Education
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| NISTSP145-8 | Governance, Reporting, and Stakeholder Education on Cloud Definition |
Procurement and Service Catalogue Alignment
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| NISTSP145-7 | Cloud Procurement Standards Aligned to NIST SP 800-145 Definition |
Service Models
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| NISTSP145-5 | Service Model Classification (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS) |
Your Compliance Coverage
If you comply with NIST SP 800-145, you already cover:
ISO 27018
63%
5 controls mapped
Compare →ISO 27017
63%
5 controls mapped
Compare →AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar
63%
5 controls mapped
Compare →+ 167 more: Azure Security Benchmark (63%), Turkey KVKK (50%)
See all 170 mapped frameworks ↓Maps to 170 other frameworks
8 total controls
ISO 27018
5 source controls mapped|19 target controls covered
63%
ISO 27017
5 source controls mapped|21 target controls covered
63%
AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar
5 source controls mapped|19 target controls covered
63%
Azure Security Benchmark
5 source controls mapped|20 target controls covered
63%
Turkey KVKK
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
50%
Privacy Act 1988 (Australia)
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
50%
OWASP MASVS
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
50%
OWASP ASVS
4 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
50%
NIST Special Publication 800-34 Revision 1, Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
ISO 27019
4 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
50%
IEC 62443
4 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
50%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
4 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
50%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
4 source controls mapped|17 target controls covered
50%
NIST SP 800-171A - Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
4 source controls mapped|19 target controls covered
50%
APRA CPS 234
4 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
50%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
4 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
50%
API 1164
4 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
50%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
4 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
50%
ISO/SAE 21434
4 source controls mapped|13 target controls covered
50%
ISO 27043
4 source controls mapped|13 target controls covered
50%
NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices
4 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
50%
New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)
4 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
50%
Bahrain PDPL
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
50%
South Korea PIPA
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
New Jersey Data Privacy Act
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
4 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
50%
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
NIST Privacy Framework
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
50%
ISO 27799
3 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
38%
Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
Vermont Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data Act (AICDA)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
Pakistan Personal Data Protection Bill 2023
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
OWASP DevSecOps Maturity Model (DSOMM)
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
38%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
3 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
38%
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
3 source controls mapped|13 target controls covered
38%
NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements
3 source controls mapped|15 target controls covered
38%
ISO 27001:2022
3 source controls mapped|17 target controls covered
38%
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
38%
IAEA Nuclear Security Series - Computer Security at Nuclear Facilities (NSS-17-T Rev 1)
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
38%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
FedRAMP High
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5.1 HIGH
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
FedRAMP Moderate
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 LOW
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
38%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
ISO 22320:2018
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
38%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
APPI
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
38%
NFPA 1600 - Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
ISO 13485
3 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
38%
GDPR
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
Albania Law on Protection of Personal Data (Law No. 9887, 2008, amended 2014)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
38%
USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) - Higher Education Safeguards Rule
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
TEFCA - Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
SWIFT CSCF
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Russia Federal Law on Personal Data (152-FZ)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
OWASP Top 10:2025
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
25%
OWASP API Security Top 10 - 2023
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
25%
FBI CJIS Security Policy
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
2 source controls mapped|17 target controls covered
25%
ISO 26262:2018 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ISO 20000-1
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
25%
AS9100D:2016 - Quality Management Systems for Aviation, Space, and Defence
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
AS9100D - Aerospace Quality Management System
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27003:2017
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
25%
ITIL 4
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27006:2024
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
Canada ITSG-33 - IT Security Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 25012:2008 - Data Quality Model
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
EASA Part-IS - Information Security in Aviation
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 30111:2019
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27010:2015
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
Nigeria Open Banking Regulatory Framework (CBN, 2023)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 23837 - Security Requirements for Quantum Key Distribution
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
25%
ISO 19011
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
25%
ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence
2 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
25%
ISO 31000:2018
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
25%
ISO 27005
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 29115:2023 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
ISO 22739:2024 - Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies Vocabulary
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
25%
NATO STANAG 4774 (Confidentiality Metadata Labels) and STANAG 4778 (Metadata Binding)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
IEC 60601-1 - Medical Electrical Equipment Safety
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO 26000:2010
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO 14064 - Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Verification (Parts 1-3)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 - General Requirements for Testing and Calibration Laboratories
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ISO 19650 - Organisation and Digitisation of Information about Buildings and Civil Engineering Works (BIM)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
ISO 14001
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 22000
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 45001
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
US Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and USCG Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
UAE Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) Regulations
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Tennessee Information Protection Act (TIPA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Singapore Cybersecurity Act 2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications 2025
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-171
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Nevada Gaming Control Board Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
FIDO2 / WebAuthn
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
PCAOB AS 2201 - Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (ICFR)
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
OCC Heightened Standards (12 CFR Part 30, Appendix D)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 55001
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 30401
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 37001
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 37301
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 9001
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
1 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
13%
ISO 37000:2021 - Governance of Organizations
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO 56002
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27004:2016
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 38500:2024 - Governance of IT
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO 20400:2017 - Sustainable Procurement
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) v4.0 - Process Assessment Model
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 41001:2018 - Facility Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
ISO 39001:2012 - Road Traffic Safety Management
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
ISO 37002:2021 - Whistleblowing Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO 50001:2018 - Energy Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
ISO 22313:2020 - Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27050 - Electronic Discovery (Parts 1-4)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 13485:2016
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 9001:2015
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
21 CFR Part 58 - Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27007:2020
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 45001:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
COBIT 2019
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 9
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27014:2020
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
ISO 8000 - Data Quality
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
French Sapin II Law (Law No. 2016-1691)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Standards Manual
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ICH Q10 - Pharmaceutical Quality System
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 31000
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 22317
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 22318
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 22316
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
Frequently Asked Questions
What is NIST SP 800-145?
NIST SP 800-145 is a compliance framework from United States with 8 domains and 8 controls. The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
How many controls does NIST SP 800-145 have?
NIST SP 800-145 has 8 controls organised across 8 domains. The largest domains are Deployment Models (1 controls), Essential Characteristics - Consumer Access (1 controls), Essential Characteristics - Elasticity (1 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
What frameworks does NIST SP 800-145 map to?
NIST SP 800-145 maps to 170 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are ISO 27018 (63% coverage), ISO 27017 (63% coverage), AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar (63% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
How do I get started with NIST SP 800-145 compliance?
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