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id: "SC-16(03)" title: "Cryptographic Binding" family: "SC" family_name: "System and Communications Protection" sort_id: "sc-16.03" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "system" parent: "SC-16" enhancement: True

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Statement

Implement {{ insert: param, sc-16.03_odp }} to bind security and privacy attributes to transmitted information.

Guidance

Cryptographic mechanisms and techniques can provide strong security and privacy attribute binding to transmitted information to help ensure the integrity of such information.

Assessment Objective

{{ insert: param, sc-16.03_odp }} are implemented to bind security and privacy attributes to transmitted information.

System and communications protection policy

procedures addressing the transmission of security and privacy attributes

access control policy and procedures

system design documentation

system configuration settings and associated documentation

system audit records

system security plan

other relevant documents or records

System/network administrators

organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

Mechanisms supporting and/or implementing anti-spoofing mechanisms