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Policy Owner: Principal Engineer

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Policy

CloudCard shall evaluate the risks inherent in processing and storing data, and shall implement cryptographic controls to mitigate those risks where deemed appropriate. Where encryption is in use, strong ensure that all non-public data is encrypted at rest and in transit over public networks. Strong cryptography with associated key management processes and procedures shall be implemented and documented for all encryption usage. All encryption shall be performed in accordance with industry standards, including NIST SP 800-57.

Customer or confidential company data must utilize strong ciphers and configurations in accordance with vendor recommendations and industry best practices including NIST Cryptographic Standardswhen stored or transferred over a public network.

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Key Management

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The following table includes the recommended usage for cryptographic keys:

Domain

Key Type

Algorithm

Key Length

Max Expiration

Web Certificate

RSA or ECC with SHA2+ signature

RSA or ECC with SHA2+ signature

2048 bit or greater/RSA, 256bit or greater/ECC

Up to 1 year

Web Cipher (TLS)

Asymmetric Encryption

Ciphers of B or greater grade on SSL Labs Rating

Varies

N/A

Confidential Data at Rest

Symmetric Encryption

AES

256 bit

1 Year

Passwords

One-way Hash

Bcrypt, PBKDF2, or scrypt, Argon2

256 bit+10K Stretch. Include unique cryptographic salt

N/A

Endpoint Storage (SSD/HDD)

Symmetric Encryption

AES

128 or 256 bit

N/A

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Exceptions

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Any known violations of this policy should be reported to the Principal EngineerChief Technical Officer. Violations of this policy can result in immediate withdrawal or suspension of system and network privileges and/or disciplinary action in accordance with company procedures up to and including termination of employment.

Version

Date

Description

Author

Approved by

1.0

2023-03-21

First Version

Ryan Heathcote

Tony Erskine

2.0

2024-07-18

Annual Review

Ryan Heathcote

Tony Erskine