Applicable

(Y)es / (N)o

(C)onfidentiality

(I)ntegrity

(A)vailability

RPN

(C+I+A)

(S)atisfactory

L1

M2

H3

L1

M2

H3

L1

M2

H3

(O)ther than satisfactory +##

sc-12(3)

cryptographic key establishment and management  | asymmetric keys

assessment objective:

Determine if the organization produces, controls, and distributes asymmetric cryptographic keys using one of the following:

sc-12(3)[1]    

NSA-approved key management technology and processes;

sc-12(3)[2]

approved PKI Class 3 certificates or prepositioned keying material; or

sc-12(3)[3]

approved PKI Class 3 or Class 4 certificates and hardware security tokens that protect the user’s private key.

potential assessment methods and objects:

Examine: [select from: System and communications protection policy; procedures addressing cryptographic key establishment and management; information system design documentation; information system configuration settings and associated documentation; information system audit records; list of NSA-approved cryptographic products; list of approved PKI Class 3 and Class 4 certificates; other relevant documents or records].

Interview: [select from: System/network administrators; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities; system developer; organizational personnel with responsibilities for cryptographic key establishment or management; organizational personnel with responsibilities for PKI certificates].

Test: [select from: Automated mechanisms supporting and/or implementing asymmetric cryptographic key establishment and management].