Tokenization
What is Tokenization?
A data security technique that replaces sensitive data with non-sensitive placeholder tokens that map back to the original data through a secure vault.
Terms that appear alongside tokenization
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as tokenization. The number is how many controls name both.
- governance 6 shared controls
- cybersecurity 6 shared controls
- resilience 5 shared controls
- ransomware 4 shared controls
- operational resilience 4 shared controls
- compliance 3 shared controls
- generative ai 3 shared controls
- cyber incident 3 shared controls
Frameworks that govern tokenization
What the standards actually require on tokenization
Requirements naming tokenization across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
Defines the process of creating a digital representation of an asset or entitlement on a distributed ledger.
ISO-22739-3.4.2 · Tokenization →HKMA SPM Technology Management (TM) module family + coordination with sectoral cybersecurity frameworks. TM MODULE FAMILY: (1) TM-G-1 General Principles for Technology Risk Management - foundational module on technology risk governance + framework + roles + IT...
HKMA-SPM-TM-Technology-TM-G-1-CRAF-Coord · HKMA SPM Technology Management Modules (TM-G-1 to TM-G-4, TM-E-1) + Coordination with C-RAF →GLI-33 Player Account Management (PAM) + KYC + AML + payments. PAM REQUIREMENTS: (a) account registration with identity verification + age verification (18+ or 21+ depending on state) + jurisdictional eligibility;
GLI33-PAM-KYC-AML-Payments · GLI-33 Player Account Management, KYC, AML, Payment Processing and Account Lifecycle →HKMA TM-G-1 Information Security Programme. Comprehensive technical + administrative + physical security controls. (1) INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAMME (TM-G-1.6.1) - documented + Board-approved information security programme + governance + roles + ISMS-style al...
HKMA-TMG1-InfoSec-Access-PAM-Network-Crypto-DLP-Endpoint · TM-G-1 Information Security Programme + Access + PAM + Network + Crypto + DLP + Vulnerability + Endpoint →HKMA C-RAF 2024-2025 pipeline + emerging risks + sectoral cybersecurity evolution. KEY 2024-2025 INITIATIVES: (1) AI + MACHINE LEARNING + GENERATIVE AI CYBER GOVERNANCE - AIs deploying AI/ML for fraud detection + AML + customer service + lending + risk managem...
HKMA-CRAF-2024-2025-AI-Quantum-Cloud-Ransomware-DORA · HKMA C-RAF 2024-2025 Pipeline - AI, Quantum-Resistant Cryptography, Cloud Security, Ransomware, EU DORA Coordination →HL7 FHIR Resilience + Privacy + SMART Health Cards. RATE LIMITING AND ANTI-ABUSE (FHIR-SEC-14) - API rate limiting + throttling + DDoS protection + abuse detection + IP/Subject + Token-based limits + sliding window + token bucket + sectoral best practices;
HL7-FHIR-Resilience-RateLimit-CORS-AntiAbuse-SmartHealth · HL7 FHIR Resilience - Rate Limiting + Anti-Abuse + CORS + SMART Health Cards + De-identification + Privacy →Questions people ask about tokenization
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