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Art.5(1)(f) — Integrity and confidentiality

critical encryption-at-restencryption-in-transitaccess-control

Requirement

Personal data shall be processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical or organisational measures.

What the engine looks for

Every group below must be satisfied — by an affirmative statement, not a plan, a hedge or a denial — for the control to count as covered. A term ending in … matches any word it begins. Supporting terms do not change the verdict — they raise confidence and distinguish a policy that names a mechanism from one that gestures at a category.

Required element 1 — any one of
securitysecure
Required element 2 — any one of
encryptaccess controltechnical measureorganisational measureorganizational measure
Supporting terms — specificity signals
pseudonymis…at restin transitleast privilegeaudit logbackup
Contradiction markers

Finding any of these outranks coverage — a policy that admits the gap is worse than silence.

unencrypted no access control

Equivalent controls elsewhere

Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.

FrameworkControlTitleShared topics
NDPA 2023 s.39 Security, integrity and confidentiality encryption-at-rest encryption-in-transit access-control
CCPA/CPRA 1798.100(e) & 1798.150 Reasonable security procedures encryption-at-rest access-control
SOC 2 CC6.1 Logical access provisioning and restriction access-control encryption-at-rest
SOC 2 CC6.7 Restriction of information transmission, movement and removal encryption-in-transit encryption-at-rest
ISO 27001 A.8.24 Use of cryptography encryption-at-rest encryption-in-transit
GLBA 314.4(c)(3) Encryption of customer information in transit and at rest encryption-at-rest encryption-in-transit
SOC 2 CC5.2 Technology general controls access-control
SOC 2 CC6.2 Registration and authorisation of new users access-control