SEC Custody Rule Modernization — Digital Asset Securities

SEC framework for custody of digital asset securities by broker-dealers and investment advisers. Covers qualified custodian requirements, exclusive control of private keys, multi-signature and threshold signature mandates, segregation of client assets, key management lifecycle, distributed ledger risk assessment, third-party custodian oversight, incident response, business continuity, transfer capability verification, independent examination, and safeguarding against theft, loss, and misuse.

SEC Custody (Digital Assets) → SP 800-53 SP 800-53 → SEC Custody (Digital Assets) Coverage Analysis

AC Access Control

Control Name SEC Custody (Digital Assets) References
AC-01 Access Control Policies and Procedures
SEC-CD-02SEC-CD-05SEC-CD-17SEC-CD-20
AC-02 Account Management
SEC-CD-02SEC-CD-05SEC-CD-16
AC-03 Access Enforcement
SEC-CD-02SEC-CD-05
AC-04 Information Flow Enforcement
SEC-CD-04
AC-05 Separation Of Duties
SEC-CD-02SEC-CD-03SEC-CD-04SEC-CD-05SEC-CD-16SEC-CD-19
AC-06 Least Privilege
SEC-CD-02SEC-CD-03SEC-CD-04SEC-CD-05SEC-CD-16
AC-17 Remote Access
SEC-CD-05
AC-20 Use Of External Information Systems
SEC-CD-10

AT Awareness and Training

Control Name SEC Custody (Digital Assets) References
AT-03 Security Training
SEC-CD-19

AU Audit and Accountability

Control Name SEC Custody (Digital Assets) References
AU-01 Audit And Accountability Policy And Procedures
SEC-CD-14SEC-CD-15SEC-CD-17
AU-02 Auditable Events
SEC-CD-04SEC-CD-05SEC-CD-07SEC-CD-13SEC-CD-15SEC-CD-18SEC-CD-20
AU-03 Content Of Audit Records
SEC-CD-04SEC-CD-15SEC-CD-18SEC-CD-20
AU-04 Audit Storage Capacity
SEC-CD-15
AU-05 Response To Audit Processing Failures
SEC-CD-15
AU-06 Audit Monitoring, Analysis, And Reporting
SEC-CD-11SEC-CD-14SEC-CD-15SEC-CD-16SEC-CD-18SEC-CD-20
AU-07 Audit Reduction And Report Generation
SEC-CD-15
AU-08 Time Stamps
SEC-CD-15
AU-09 Protection Of Audit Information
SEC-CD-05SEC-CD-15SEC-CD-16
AU-10 Non-Repudiation
SEC-CD-05SEC-CD-15SEC-CD-16
AU-11 Audit Record Retention
SEC-CD-14SEC-CD-15SEC-CD-18SEC-CD-20
AU-12 Audit Record Generation
SEC-CD-15

CA Security Assessment and Authorization

Control Name SEC Custody (Digital Assets) References
CA-01 Certification, Accreditation, And Security Assessment Policies And Procedures
SEC-CD-01SEC-CD-14SEC-CD-17SEC-CD-19
CA-02 Security Assessments
SEC-CD-01SEC-CD-10SEC-CD-13SEC-CD-14SEC-CD-17
CA-07 Continuous Monitoring
SEC-CD-10SEC-CD-13SEC-CD-14

CM Configuration Management

Control Name SEC Custody (Digital Assets) References
CM-02 Baseline Configuration
SEC-CD-08
CM-03 Configuration Change Control
SEC-CD-07
CM-05 Access Restrictions For Change
SEC-CD-05
CM-06 Configuration Settings
SEC-CD-03SEC-CD-06SEC-CD-07SEC-CD-08
CM-08 Information System Component Inventory
SEC-CD-04SEC-CD-09SEC-CD-18

CP Contingency Planning

Control Name SEC Custody (Digital Assets) References
CP-01 Contingency Planning Policy And Procedures
SEC-CD-12
CP-02 Contingency Plan
SEC-CD-12
CP-03 Contingency Training
SEC-CD-12
CP-04 Contingency Plan Testing And Exercises
SEC-CD-12SEC-CD-13
CP-06 Alternate Storage Site
SEC-CD-06SEC-CD-08SEC-CD-12
CP-07 Alternate Processing Site
SEC-CD-12
CP-08 Telecommunications Services
SEC-CD-12
CP-09 Information System Backup
SEC-CD-06SEC-CD-12
CP-10 Information System Recovery And Reconstitution
SEC-CD-12

IA Identification and Authentication

Control Name SEC Custody (Digital Assets) References
IA-02 User Identification And Authentication
SEC-CD-03SEC-CD-05SEC-CD-16
IA-03 Device Identification And Authentication
SEC-CD-02
IA-05 Authenticator Management
SEC-CD-02SEC-CD-03SEC-CD-05SEC-CD-06SEC-CD-07SEC-CD-16

IR Incident Response

Control Name SEC Custody (Digital Assets) References
IR-01 Incident Response Policy And Procedures
SEC-CD-11
IR-02 Incident Response Training
SEC-CD-11
IR-03 Incident Response Testing And Exercises
SEC-CD-11
IR-04 Incident Handling
SEC-CD-11
IR-05 Incident Monitoring
SEC-CD-11
IR-06 Incident Reporting
SEC-CD-11
IR-07 Incident Response Assistance
SEC-CD-11
IR-08 Incident Response Plan
SEC-CD-11
IR-09 Information Spillage Response
SEC-CD-11

MA Maintenance

Control Name SEC Custody (Digital Assets) References
MA-02 Controlled Maintenance
SEC-CD-07

MP Media Protection

Control Name SEC Custody (Digital Assets) References
MP-04 Media Storage
SEC-CD-04SEC-CD-06SEC-CD-16
MP-05 Media Transport
SEC-CD-06

PE Physical and Environmental Protection

Control Name SEC Custody (Digital Assets) References
PE-02 Physical Access Authorizations
SEC-CD-02SEC-CD-06SEC-CD-08SEC-CD-16
PE-03 Physical Access Control
SEC-CD-02SEC-CD-06SEC-CD-08SEC-CD-16
PE-06 Monitoring Physical Access
SEC-CD-08SEC-CD-16

PL Planning

Control Name SEC Custody (Digital Assets) References
PL-01 Security Planning Policy And Procedures
SEC-CD-01SEC-CD-19

PM Program Management

Control Name SEC Custody (Digital Assets) References
PM-01 Information Security Program Plan
SEC-CD-01SEC-CD-14SEC-CD-17SEC-CD-18SEC-CD-19SEC-CD-20
PM-02 Information Security Program Leadership Role
SEC-CD-01SEC-CD-17SEC-CD-19
PM-07 Enterprise Architecture
SEC-CD-14
PM-09 Risk Management Strategy
SEC-CD-09SEC-CD-10SEC-CD-18

PS Personnel Security

Control Name SEC Custody (Digital Assets) References
PS-01 Personnel Security Policy And Procedures
SEC-CD-01SEC-CD-19
PS-03 Personnel Screening
SEC-CD-16
PS-04 Personnel Termination
SEC-CD-16
PS-06 Access Agreements
SEC-CD-19
PS-07 Third-Party Personnel Security
SEC-CD-16
PS-08 Personnel Sanctions
SEC-CD-16

PT Personally Identifiable Information Processing and Transparency

Control Name SEC Custody (Digital Assets) References
PT-01 Policy and Procedures
SEC-CD-20
PT-05 Privacy Notice
SEC-CD-20
PT-06 System of Records Notice
SEC-CD-20

RA Risk Assessment

Control Name SEC Custody (Digital Assets) References
RA-01 Risk Assessment Policy And Procedures
SEC-CD-01SEC-CD-09SEC-CD-17SEC-CD-18SEC-CD-19
RA-02 Security Categorization
SEC-CD-09
RA-03 Risk Assessment
SEC-CD-08SEC-CD-09SEC-CD-12SEC-CD-18
RA-05 Vulnerability Scanning
SEC-CD-09

SA System and Services Acquisition

Control Name SEC Custody (Digital Assets) References
SA-01 System And Services Acquisition Policy And Procedures
SEC-CD-01SEC-CD-14SEC-CD-17
SA-04 Acquisitions
SEC-CD-10
SA-08 Security Engineering Principles
SEC-CD-03SEC-CD-06SEC-CD-08
SA-09 External Information System Services
SEC-CD-01SEC-CD-09SEC-CD-10SEC-CD-17

SC System and Communications Protection

Control Name SEC Custody (Digital Assets) References
SC-02 Application Partitioning
SEC-CD-04
SC-03 Security Function Isolation
SEC-CD-04
SC-04 Information Remnance
SEC-CD-04
SC-07 Boundary Protection
SEC-CD-09
SC-12 Cryptographic Key Establishment And Management
SEC-CD-02SEC-CD-03SEC-CD-06SEC-CD-07SEC-CD-08SEC-CD-12SEC-CD-13SEC-CD-16
SC-13 Use Of Cryptography
SEC-CD-02SEC-CD-03SEC-CD-06SEC-CD-07SEC-CD-08
SC-17 Public Key Infrastructure Certificates
SEC-CD-02SEC-CD-06
SC-23 Session Authenticity
SEC-CD-03
SC-28 Protection of Information at Rest
SEC-CD-08

SI System and Information Integrity

Control Name SEC Custody (Digital Assets) References
SI-02 Flaw Remediation
SEC-CD-07
SI-04 Information System Monitoring Tools And Techniques
SEC-CD-11SEC-CD-16
SI-06 Security Functionality Verification
SEC-CD-13
SI-07 Software And Information Integrity
SEC-CD-09SEC-CD-13

SR Supply Chain Risk Management

Control Name SEC Custody (Digital Assets) References
SR-01 Policy and Procedures
SEC-CD-10
SR-02 Supply Chain Risk Management Plan
SEC-CD-09SEC-CD-10
SR-03 Supply Chain Controls and Processes
SEC-CD-10
SR-06 Supplier Assessments and Reviews
SEC-CD-10