---
name: framework-financial-services-controls-sc-12.3
title: SC-12 (3) -  Asymmetric Keys
description: 'Produce, control, and distribute asymmetric cryptographic keys using _[IBM Assignment: Refer to Supplemental Guidance for Cryptography Governance]_.'
last-updated: 2026-08-26
---

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# SC-12 (3) -  Asymmetric Keys
{: #sc-12.3}

## Control requirements
{: #control-requirements}



### SC-12 (3) - 0
{: #sc-12-3-0}


Produce, control, and distribute asymmetric cryptographic keys using _[IBM Assignment: Refer to Supplemental Guidance for Cryptography Governance]_.












## NIST supplemental guidance
{: #nist-supplemental-guidance}

[SP 800-56A], [SP 800-56B], and [SP 800-56C] provide guidance on cryptographic key establishment schemes and key derivation methods. [SP 800-57-1], [SP 800-57-2], and [SP 800-57-3] provide guidance on cryptographic key management.