AC-17(2): Protection Of Confidentiality / Integrity Using Encryption
Control Family:
Parent Control:
Threats Addressed:
Baselines:
- Moderate
- High
Next Version:
- NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5:
- AC-17(2): Protection of Confidentiality and Integrity Using Encryption
Control Statement
The information system implements cryptographic mechanisms to protect the confidentiality and integrity of remote access sessions.
Supplemental Guidance
The encryption strength of mechanism is selected based on the security categorization of the information.