# SC-13 Cryptographic Protection — NIST 800-53 Rev5 control

> FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026 v2026.07.14.01 · updated 2026-07-14
> Canonical page: /control/sc-13

Canonical id: `sc-13` · family `SC`

> a. Determine the [cryptographic uses]; and b. Implement the following types of cryptography required for each specified cryptographic use: [types of cryptography].

_Control title and statement: NIST SP 800-53 Rev5 catalog (the pinned commit is in `/api` under `control_text`). The FedRAMP rules reference these controls by id only; everything below is what FedRAMP says about this id._

## Rev5 baseline membership

- certification class B (in the annual independent assessment)
- certification class C (in the annual independent assessment)
- certification class D (in the annual independent assessment)

## Key Security Indicators that reach it

- `KSI-SVC-SIN` — Securing Information (Service Configuration)
  Information is encrypted or otherwise secured from unwanted access or modification.
- `KSI-SVC-VRI` — Validating Resource Integrity (Service Configuration)
  Use cryptographic methods to validate the integrity of machine-based information resources.

## FedRAMP guidance

{
  "guidance": [
    "Follow the FedRAMP Cryptographic Module Use rules."
  ]
}

## Annual independent assessment

In the annual assessment subset for class B, C, D.