Cryptographic controls

Objective: To protect the confidentiality, authenticity or integrity of information by cryptographic means.

Cryptographic systems and techniques should be used for the protection of information that is considered at risk and for which other controls do not provide adequate protection.

Key Management

A management system must be in place to protect an organisation's cryptographic keys from creation to destruction.

An Introduction To Information, Network and Internet Security
Cryptographic controls Objective: To protect the confidentiality, authenticity or integrity of information by cryptographic means. Cryptographic systems and techniques should be used for the protection of information that is considered at risk and for which other controls do not provide adequate protection. Key Management A management system must be in place to protect an organisation's cryptographic keys from creation to destruction.	The Security Practitioner An Introduction to Information Security
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