← SOC 2 · CC6 — Logical and Physical Access

CC6.7 — Restriction of information transmission, movement and removal

critical encryption-in-transitencryption-at-restdlp

Requirement

The entity restricts the transmission, movement and removal of information to authorised users and processes, and protects it during transmission, movement and removal.

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
encryptencryptiontlshttps
Required element 2 — any one of
at restin transittransmissionstorage
Supporting terms — specificity signals
aes-256tls 1.2tls 1.3kmskey managementdlpusbremovable media
Contradiction markers

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

unencrypted plain text plaintext http only

Equivalent controls elsewhere

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

FrameworkControlTitleShared topics
GDPR Art.5(1)(f) Integrity and confidentiality encryption-at-rest encryption-in-transit
ISO 27001 A.5.14 Information transfer encryption-in-transit dlp
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
GDPR Art.32 Security of processing encryption-at-rest encryption-in-transit
NDPA 2023 s.39 Security, integrity and confidentiality encryption-at-rest encryption-in-transit
CCPA/CPRA 1798.100(e) & 1798.150 Reasonable security procedures encryption-at-rest
ISO 27001 A.7.10 Storage media encryption-at-rest