SC-17 Public Key Infrastructure Certificates
a. Issue public key certificates under an sc-17_odp or obtain public key certificates from an approved service provider; and
b. Include only approved trust anchors in trust stores or certificate stores managed by the organization.
| Parameter ID | Definition |
|---|---|
| sc-17_odp | certificate policy |
Baselines
- L
- M
- H
- P
Guidance
Public key infrastructure (PKI) certificates are certificates with visibility external to organizational systems and certificates related to the internal operations of systems, such as application-specific time services. In cryptographic systems with a hierarchical structure, a trust anchor is an authoritative source (i.e., a certificate authority) for which trust is assumed and not derived. A root certificate for a PKI system is an example of a trust anchor. A trust store or certificate store maintains a list of trusted root certificates.
References 5
- SP 800-32 Kuhn R, Hu VC, Polk T, Chang S-J (2001) Introduction to Public Key Technology and the Federal PKI Infrastructure. (National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD), NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-32.
- SP 800-57-1 Barker EB (2020) Recommendation for Key Management: Part 1 – General. (National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD), NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-57 Part 1, Rev. 5.
- SP 800-57-2 Barker EB, Barker WC (2019) Recommendation for Key Management: Part 2 – Best Practices for Key Management Organizations. (National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD), NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-57 Part 2, Rev. 1.
- SP 800-57-3 Barker EB, Dang QH (2015) Recommendation for Key Management, Part 3: Application-Specific Key Management Guidance. (National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD), NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-57 Part 3, Rev. 1.
- SP 800-63-3 Grassi PA, Garcia ME, Fenton JL (2017) Digital Identity Guidelines. (National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD), NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-63-3, Includes updates as of March 2, 2020.
Related controls 3
- AU-10 Non-repudiation L M H P
- IA-05 Authenticator Management L M H P
- SC-12 Cryptographic Key Establishment and Management L M H P