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Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

What is Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)?

A set of roles, policies, hardware, software, and procedures needed to create, manage, distribute, use, store, and revoke digital certificates. PKI provides the framework for trusted electronic communications.

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

What the standards actually require on public key infrastructure (pki)

Requirements naming public key infrastructure (pki) across 4 standards, quoted from the control text.

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

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

Kuwait NCF Protect function (Data). Data Protection and Encryption aligned with NIST SP 800-53 SC family + ISO 27001 A.10 cryptography + A.13 communications security + KDPPR CITRA data protection coordination.

KNCF-Protect-Data-Encryption-Classification-Cryptography-Key-Management-DLP-PKI-Quantum-Resistant · Kuwait NCF Protect + Data + Encryption + Classification + Cryptography + Key Management + DLP

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

Questions people ask about public key infrastructure (pki)

What is Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)?
A set of roles, policies, hardware, software, and procedures needed to create, manage, distribute, use, store, and revoke digital certificates. PKI provides the framework for trusted electronic communications.
Why is Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) important for compliance?
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding public key infrastructure (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 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)?
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) appears in the requirement text of NIST SP 800-207, ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications, Kuwait National Cybersecurity Framework, Monetary Authority of Singapore Technology Risk Management Guidelines. Across these standards we have identified 5 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how public key infrastructure (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 Public Key Infrastructure (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.