Protection of Organization PKI Certificate Authority (CA) Private Key Backups, v1.0

Addresses the requirement for all copies of CA private signature keys to be protected in the same manner as the original.
NOTE:If an assessment step references organization-defined elements (E.g. <organization-defined personnel or roles>, <organization-defined frequency>, etc.), corresponding citations/excerpts must be provided to confirm that the organization has established and documented these values and that they apply as referenced in the conformance criteria.

Similarly, if a "Selection" among multiple options (e.g. [Selection (one or more): as needed; ]) is specified, evidence must be provided to establish that the option(s) implemented by the organization have been defined and documented.

The assessment step shall not be marked as satisfied without this evidence.

Assessment Step

1
Protection of Organization PKI Certificate Authority (CA) Private Key Backups (ProtectionofOrganizationPKICertificateAuthorityCAPrivateKeyBackups)
Does the organization protect all copies of its CA private signature keys in the same manner as the originals?
Artifact
A1
Provide evidence (e.g. organizational policies, procedures, compliance/assessment reports, etc.) that support the assessor's response to this assessment step.
If conformance criteria reference organization-defined elements (e.g. <organization-defined personnel or roles>, <organization-defined frequency>, etc.), these values must be defined and documented by the organization.

Similarly, if the criteria specify a "Selection" among multiple options (e.g. [Selection (one or more): as needed; ]), the option(s) implemented by the organization must also be defined and documented.

Conformance Criteria (1)

C1
All copies of the CA private signature key shall be protected in the same manner as the original.
Citation
FBCA-CP
Section 6.2.4.1