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PKI

What is PKI?

Public Key Infrastructure, a framework of policies, hardware, software, and procedures for creating, managing, distributing, and revoking digital certificates and encryption keys.

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Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as pki. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on pki

Requirements naming pki across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Implement Access Control + Cryptography + Network and Infrastructure Security per MAS TRM Chapters 9 + 10. Chapter 9 Access Control + Cryptography - access control policy + user identification + authentication (Multi-Factor Authentication MFA required for priv...

MAS-TRM-Access-Cryptography-Network-Security-Chapters-9-10-MFA-PKI-Encryption-Network-Segmentation · MAS TRM Access Control + Cryptography + Network + Chapters 9-10 + MFA + PKI + Encryption + Network Segmentation

Generates and logs certificates issued by the enterprise to resources, subjects, services, and applications.

SP800-207-SUP-PKI · Enterprise Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

Implement cryptography + protocol security + PKI per O-RAN WG11 Security Requirements covering TLS + SSH + IPsec + certificate lifecycle.

ORANWG11-3 · Cryptography, TLS, SSH, IPsec, and PKI Lifecycle Management

Deploy FIPS 140-3 validated cryptographic modules (NIST CMVP) supporting ML-KEM + ML-DSA + SLH-DSA. Test against NIST CAVP (Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program) test vectors.

PQC-7 · FIPS Validated Modules, HSM Readiness, and Algorithm Validation

Require phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication for users, integrated with the enterprise IdP and PKI.

DODZT-1.3 · Multi-Factor Authentication

Questions people ask about pki

What is PKI?
Public Key Infrastructure, a framework of policies, hardware, software, and procedures for creating, managing, distributing, and revoking digital certificates and encryption keys.
Why is PKI important for compliance?
PKI is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding pki helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address PKI?
PKI appears in the requirement text of Monetary Authority of Singapore Technology Risk Management Guidelines, NIST SP 800-207, O-RAN WG11 Security Specification, ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications, NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (FIPS 203, 204, 205). Across these standards we have identified 9 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about PKI?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how pki applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how PKI applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.