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Roles & Responsibilities

The organization shall clearly define and document the roles and responsibilities of all individuals and functions involved in cryptographic management activities. Role definitions shall include specific duties, authorities, and accountabilities for cryptographic governance owners, encryption administrators, key managers, and compliance teams.

Requirement ID
CRY-001-R004
Parent Control
CRY-001
Domain Code
CRY

Requirement Details & Guidance

CRY-001-R004 · CRY-001
Why This Requirement Exists

Ensures cryptographic decisions and operational activities have clear accountability, reducing gaps between security, infrastructure, application, and compliance teams.

Implementation Guidance

Document responsibilities for policy ownership, standards approval, key administration, certificate administration, application implementation, monitoring, risk acceptance, and audit evidence. Define segregation of duties for sensitive key operations.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

CRY-001-R004 · Field Guidance

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        CRY-001 · Recommended Approach

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          Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

          Harmonized Control Mappings
          FRAMEWORK CODE FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS FAMILY / CATEGORY VERSION ACTION
          ISO27001 ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for... Clause: 5.3 – Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities
          ISO
          Standard
          		 v2022 View →
          IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.12-3.1 – Use of Cryptography
          India
          Guideline
          		 vLatest View →
          RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 1) Inventory Management of Business IT Assets – 1.3 Protection of data/information across storage, transmission, processing and access, inside/outside the bank; 8) User Access Control / Management – 8.1 Secure access with protection of data at rest and in transit
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 3.3 PR.DS: Data Security
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 9(4)(d) – Strong authentication, cryptographic keys and encryption Article 9(2) – ICT security policies, procedures, protocols and tools for resilience and data security
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent View →
          ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 8.24 – Use of cryptography
          ISO
          Standard
          		 v2022 View →
          NIS2 NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(2)(h) – Policies and procedures regarding cryptography and, where appropriate, encryption
          EU
          Directive
          		 vCurrent View →
          NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: PR.DS – Data Security | PR.DS-01 – The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-at-rest are protected PR.DS – Data Security | PR.DS-02 – The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-in-transit are protected
          NIST
          Framework
          		 v2 View →
          NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.18 – SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION; SC-12 – CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEY ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          		 vRev. 5 View →
          NPCI-ISR NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont... Clause: Security Measures / Controls; Data Security
          India
          Standard
          		 vLatest View →
          SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC6.1 – Logical and Physical Access Controls – The entity implements logical access security software, infrastructure, and architectures over protected information assets to protect them from security events to meet the entity's objectives. CC6.7 – Logical and Physical Access Controls – The entity restricts the transmission, movement, and removal of information to authorized internal and external users and processes, and protects it during transmission, movement, or removal to meet the entity’s objectives. CC1.3 – Control Environment – COSO Principle 3: Management establishes, with board oversight, structures, reporting lines, and appropriate authorities and responsibilities in the pursuit of objectives.
          AICPA
          Audit Framework
          		 vLatest 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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          Parent Control Context

          Control Baseline
          Control Name:
          Cryptographic Governance (CRY-001)
          Summary:
          Establishes enterprise cryptographic governance including policies, standards, roles, risk assessment, compliance monitoring, and lifecycle management for cryptographic controls.
          Business Description:
          Establish and maintain an enterprise cryptographic governance framework defining the use, management, and oversight of cryptographic controls across the organization.
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