NIST 800-53 Rev 5

424 controls available

SC-12(1)high

Availability

System and Communications Protection

Control Statement

Maintain availability of information in the event of the loss of cryptographic keys by users.

Discussion

Escrowing of encryption keys is a common practice for ensuring availability in the event of key loss. A forgotten passphrase is an example of losing a cryptographic key.

Framework
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
Family
System and Communications Protection
Baselines
high

Related Frameworks

2 paths across 2 frameworks
SCF1 mapping
CRY-09.3Cryptographic Key Loss or Change
1.00
  • Secure Controls Framework · 2026.2 · scf_strm · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-001139
1.00
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent

Related STIGs

5 STIGs reach this control through 24 CCIs. Expand a row to see the responsible NICE and O*NET roles.

Network Device

1 STIG

Web / Application Server

1 STIG

Virtualization / Container

2 STIGs
Kubernetes Security Technical Implementation Guide
V2R62026-02-123 of 92 findings match

Uncategorized

1 STIG