A Profile for U.S. Federal Cryptographic Key Management Systems (CKMS)

Barker, Elaine; Branstad, Dennis; Smid, Miles

doi:https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-152

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NIST SP 800-152

A Profile for U.S. Federal Cryptographic Key Management Systems (CKMS)

Documentation Topics

Date Published: October 2015

Author(s)

Elaine Barker (NIST), Dennis Branstad (NIST), Miles Smid (Orion Security Solutions)

Abstract

This Profile for U. S. Federal Cryptographic Key Management Systems (FCKMSs) contains requirements for their design, implementation, procurement, installation, configuration, management, operation, and use by U. S. Federal organizations. The Profile is based on SP 800-130, "A Framework for Designing Cryptographic Key Management Systems (CKMS)."

Keywords

access control; confidentiality; cryptographic key management system; key metadata; disaster recovery; integrity; security assessment; security policies; source authentication

Control Families

None selected

Documentation

Publication:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-152
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Supplemental Material:
Comments received on final (3rd) Draft (Dec. 2014) (pdf)
Draft 3 (Dec. 2014) (pdf)
Draft 2 (Jan. 2014) (pdf)
Draft (Aug. 2012) (pdf)

Related NIST Publications:
SP 800-71 (Draft)
Other
SP 800-130
SP 800-32

Document History:
10/28/15: SP 800-152 (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

key management

Laws and Regulations

E-Government Act