ComplianceNIST 800-53 enhancement
NIST-SC-12(6) Physical Control of Keys
- Framework
- NIST SP 800-53 rev5 (5.2.0)
- Family
- SC System and Communications Protection
- Control
- SC-12(6)
Control statement
Maintain physical control of cryptographic keys when stored information is encrypted by external service providers.
Discussion
For organizations that use external service providers (e.g., cloud service or data center providers), physical control of cryptographic keys provides additional assurance that information stored by such external providers is not subject to unauthorized disclosure or modification.
Related
Enhancement of · Compliance (1)
- NIST-SC-12 Cryptographic Key Establishment and Management NIST 800-53 control