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A Profile for U. S. Federal Cryptographic Key Management Systems

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Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, Miles Smid, Dennis Branstad

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).
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 800-152
Report Number
800-152
NIST Pub Series
Special Publication (NIST SP)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

access control, confidentiality, cryptographic key management system, federal cryptographic key management system, key, metadata, disaster recovery, integrity, security assessment, security functions, security policies, source authentication
Identity and access management and Cryptography

Citation

Barker, E. , Smid, M. and Branstad, D. (2015), A Profile for U. S. Federal Cryptographic Key Management Systems, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-152 (Accessed April 18, 2024)

Created October 28, 2015, Updated November 10, 2018