South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP)
Korea's cloud computing service security certification (CSAP) under the Cloud Computing Act and MSIT Notice 2023-4 (in force 31 January 2023), run by KISA: 117 criteria in 14 areas. Administrative (policy and organisation, personnel, assets and risk, service supply chain, incidents, service continuity, compliance), physical (zones, entry, equipment, disposal), technical (virtualisation and hypervisor security, access control and authentication, network security and tenant separation, data ownership, traceability, destruction and encryption, secure development) and, for services to national and public bodies, a security SLA, NIS-verified security products, validated national encryption, support for government security monitoring, prevention of data outflow and separation from the commercial zone, with Korea-only location and physical separation outside the Lower grade. IaaS, SaaS and PaaS types; Upper, Middle and Lower grades, with only Lower (62 criteria) in effect pending separate criteria. Annual surveillance, renewal, partial waiver for ISMS or ISMS-P holders. Announced in 2026: abolition for public-sector use and transfer to an NIS-led verification by the second half of 2027; not yet in force.
South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP) is a compliance framework from South Korea with 14 domains and 117 controls that map to 30 other frameworks. The largest domains are 13 System development and acquisition security – South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP) (12 controls), 14 Security requirements for national and public bodies – South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP) (11 controls), 2 Personnel security – South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP) (11 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (14)
1 Information security policy and organisation – South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::1.1.1 | Establishing the information security policy |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::1.1.2 | Reviewing and changing the policy |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::1.1.3 | Managing policy documents |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::1.2.1 | Organisation |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::1.2.2 | Assigning roles and responsibilities |
10 Access control – South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::10.1.1 | Access control policy |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::10.1.2 | Managing access records |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::10.2.1 | User registration and authorisation |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::10.2.2 | Administrator and special privileges |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::10.2.3 | Reviewing access rights |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::10.3.1 | User identification |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::10.3.2 | User authentication |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::10.3.3 | Offering stronger authentication |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::10.3.4 | Password management |
11 Network security – South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::11.1.1 | Network security policy |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::11.1.2 | Network monitoring and control |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::11.1.3 | Operating network security systems |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::11.1.4 | Network encryption |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::11.1.5 | Network separation |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::11.1.6 | Wireless access control |
12 Data protection and encryption – South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::12.1.1 | Data classification |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::12.1.2 | Data ownership |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::12.1.3 | Data integrity |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::12.1.4 | Data protection |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::12.1.5 | Data traceability |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::12.1.6 | Data destruction |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::12.2.1 | Storage media management |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::12.2.2 | Removable media management |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::12.3.1 | Cryptographic policy |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::12.3.2 | Cryptographic key management |
13 System development and acquisition security – South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP)
14 Security requirements for national and public bodies – South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP)
2 Personnel security – South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP)
3 Asset management and risk management – South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::3.1.1 | Asset identification |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::3.1.2 | Assigning asset responsibility |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::3.1.3 | Security grading and handling |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::3.2.1 | Change management |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::3.2.2 | Change detection and monitoring |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::3.2.3 | Post-change verification |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::3.3.1 | Risk management planning |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::3.3.2 | Vulnerability assessment |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::3.3.3 | Risk analysis and assessment |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::3.3.4 | Risk treatment |
4 Service supply chain management – South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::4.1.1 | Supply chain management policy |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::4.1.2 | Supply chain contracts |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::4.2.1 | Supply chain change management |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::4.2.2 | Supply chain monitoring and review |
5 Incident management – South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::5.1.1 | Incident response procedure |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::5.1.2 | Incident response structure |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::5.1.3 | Incident response training and checks |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::5.2.1 | Incident reporting |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::5.2.2 | Incident handling and recovery |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::5.3.1 | Incident analysis and sharing |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::5.3.2 | Preventing recurrence |
6 Service continuity management – South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::6.1.1 | Outage response procedure |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::6.1.2 | Outage reporting |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::6.1.3 | Outage handling and recovery |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::6.1.4 | Preventing repeat outages |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::6.2.1 | Performance and capacity management |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::6.2.2 | Redundancy and backup |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::6.2.3 | Service availability checks |
7 Compliance – South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::7.1.1 | Legal compliance |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::7.1.2 | Policy compliance |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::7.2.1 | Independent security audit |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::7.2.2 | Audit records and monitoring |
8 Physical security – South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP)
9 Virtualisation security – South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::9.1.1 | Managing virtual resources |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::9.1.2 | Reclaiming virtual resources |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::9.1.3 | Monitoring virtual resources |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::9.1.4 | Hypervisor security |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::9.1.5 | Public server security |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::9.1.6 | Interoperability and portability |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::9.2.1 | Malware control |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::9.2.2 | Interface and API security |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::9.2.3 | Data migration |
| south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::9.2.4 | Virtual software security |
Your Compliance Coverage
If you comply with South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP), you already cover:
HKMA SPM
1%
1 controls mapped
Compare →ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
1%
1 controls mapped
Compare →ISO/IEC 27007:2020
1%
1 controls mapped
Compare →+ 27 more: BS 65000:2014 - Guidance on Organizational Resilience (1%), ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents (1%)
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The Compliance Position Diagnostic, $5,000 fixed, ten business daysWhat is South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP) and who does it apply to?
South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP) is a compliance framework from South Korea with 14 domains and 117 controls. Korea's cloud computing service security certification (CSAP) under the Cloud Computing Act and MSIT Notice 2023-4 (in force 31 January 2023), run by KISA: 117 criteria in 14 areas. Administrative (policy and organisation, personnel, assets and risk, service supply chain, incidents, service continuity, compliance), physical (zones, entry, equipment, disposal), technical (virtualisation and hypervisor security, access control and authentication, network security and tenant separation, data ownership, traceability, destruction and encryption, secure development) and, for services to national and public bodies, a security SLA, NIS-verified security products, validated national encryption, support for government security monitoring, prevention of data outflow and separation from the commercial zone, with Korea-only location and physical separation outside the Lower grade. IaaS, SaaS and PaaS types; Upper, Middle and Lower grades, with only Lower (62 criteria) in effect pending separate criteria. Annual surveillance, renewal, partial waiver for ISMS or ISMS-P holders. Announced in 2026: abolition for public-sector use and transfer to an NIS-led verification by the second half of 2027; not yet in force. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP) actually require?
South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP) has 117 controls organised across 14 domains. The largest domains are 13 System development and acquisition security – South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP) (12 controls), 14 Security requirements for national and public bodies – South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP) (11 controls), 2 Personnel security – South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP) (11 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP) do I already cover?
South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP) maps to 30 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are HKMA SPM (1% coverage), ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard (1% coverage), ISO/IEC 27007:2020 (1% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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