Cryptographic Key Management (CRY-004) - Universal Control Library

Criticality Critical Active

Control ID

CRY-004

Domain Code

CRY

Control Nature

Corrective

Business Owner

Security Architecture

Control Overview

CRY-004 · Full Control Profile

Business Description

Establish and maintain processes for generating, distributing, storing, protecting, rotating, archiving, recovering, revoking, and destroying cryptographic keys throughout their lifecycle.

Business Objective

Ensure cryptographic keys remain secure and trustworthy throughout their lifecycle while supporting secure cryptographic operations.

Business Benefits

Business Risks if Missing

Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

CRY-004 · Operating Context

Primary Stakeholders

Applicable Industries

Applicable Technologies

Mapped Regulatory & Industry Frameworks

Harmonized Framework Mappings

The following compliance and regulatory frameworks map directly to this control's governance scope.

FRAMEWORK CODE	FRAMEWORK NAME & DESCRIPTION	FAMILY / CATEGORY	VERSION	ACTION
COBIT2019	COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f...	COBIT Governance Framework	v2019	View →
DORA	Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis...	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
GDPR	General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin...	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements...	India Guideline	vLatest	View →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
NIS2	NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri...	EU Directive	vCurrent	View →
NIST-CSF	NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev...	NIST Framework	v2	View →
NIST80053	NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i...	NIST Control Catalog	vRev. 5	View →
NPCI-ISR	NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont...	India Standard	vLatest	View →
PCI-DSS	PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine...	PCI Standard	v4	View →
RBI-CSF	RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set...	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SEBI-CSCRF	SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor...	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SOC2	SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting...	AICPA Audit Framework	vLatest	View →
ISO22301	ISO/IEC 22301 ISO 22301 specifies requirements for a Business Co...	ISO Standard	v2019	View →
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →

Parent Domain Context

Governance Domain Baseline

Domain Name:

Cryptography & Key Management (CRY)

Purpose:

To manage the use of encryption and cryptographic keys to protect data.

Scope:

Enterprise

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Compliance Requirements & Audit Crosswalk

10 Specific Audit Clauses

The following requirements dictate specific audit evidence criteria and testing steps mapped directly under this control.

REQUIREMENT ID	REQUIREMENT TITLE & DETAILS	MAPPED CONTROL	TYPICAL OWNER	ACTION
CRY-004-R001	Key Management Framework The organization shall establish a crypt...	CRY-004 Cryptographic Key Management	Cryptography Engineering / Key Management	View ↗
CRY-004-R002	Key Generation The organization shall generate cryptogr...	CRY-004 Cryptographic Key Management	Key Management Team	View ↗
CRY-004-R003	Key Distribution The organization shall distribute crypto...	CRY-004 Cryptographic Key Management	Key Management / Cloud Security	View ↗
CRY-004-R004	Key Storage & Protection The organization shall store cryptograph...	CRY-004 Cryptographic Key Management	Key Management Team / Platform Security	View ↗
CRY-004-R005	Key Rotation The organization shall rotate cryptograp...	CRY-004 Cryptographic Key Management	Key Management / Platform Engineering	View ↗
CRY-004-R006	Key Backup & Recovery The organization shall back up cryptogra...	CRY-004 Cryptographic Key Management	Key Management / Business Continuity	View ↗
CRY-004-R007	Key Revocation & Destruction The organization shall revoke and destro...	CRY-004 Cryptographic Key Management	Key Management / Security Operations	View ↗
CRY-004-R008	Key Lifecycle Monitoring The organization shall monitor cryptogra...	CRY-004 Cryptographic Key Management	Key Management / Security Operations	View ↗
CRY-004-R009	Key Management Review The organization shall conduct periodic...	CRY-004 Cryptographic Key Management	Cryptography Assurance / Key Management	View ↗
CRY-004-R010	Key Management Continuous Improvement The organization shall drive ongoing enh...	CRY-004 Cryptographic Key Management	Cryptography Engineering	View ↗