BRACKETOLOGY | FEDRAMP

SC-17: PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE CERTIFICATES

  • FedRAMP Baseline Membership SC-17:
  • MODERATE
  • HIGH
FedRAMP Bracketology

Use the FedRAMP Control Membership information above to determine if a control or control enhancement is required for each Impact Baseline — LOW, MODERATE, or HIGH

Click on the panel below each control or control enhancement to review the FedRAMP Impact Baseline-specific control configuration requirements for each of the [BRACKETS] in each control and/or control enhancement.

Review and use Additional Requirements and Guidance to build FedRAMP-compliant controls for your risk-based cybersecurity program.

To change the baseline view in the panel, click on LOW, MODERATE, or HIGH when the panel is open

Panels only appear where there are [BRACKETS] in the control or enhancement or where there is FedRAMP-specific requirements or guidance available.

The organization issues public key certificates under an [Assignment: organization-defined certificate policy] or obtains public key certificates from an approved service provider.

Click Low | Moderate | High below to see FedRAMP control configuration information. It's in BOLD.

There are no FedRAMP-specific requirements if this control is used for a LOW Impact system.

There are no FedRAMP-specific requirements if this control is used for a MODERATE Impact system.

There are no FedRAMP-specific requirements if this control is used for a HIGH Impact system.

SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE

For all certificates, organizations manage information system trust stores to ensure only approved trust anchors are in the trust stores. This control addresses both certificates with visibility external to organizational information systems and certificates related to the internal operations of systems, for example, application-specific time services.

CONTROL ENHANCEMENTS

NO CONTROL ENHANCEMENTS

REFERENCES:

  • NIST Special Publication 800-32
  • NIST Special Publication 800-63
  • OMB Memorandum 05-24