164.312(e)(2)(ii) Encryption of Transmissions (Addressable)
164.312(e)(2)(ii) in HIPAA Security Rule (the HIPAA Security Rule as it currently stands). All HIPAA Security Rule controls held. Open HIPAA Security Rule on the standards site.
The control as we hold it
Encryption of Transmissions (Addressable). Implement a mechanism to encrypt ePHI whenever deemed appropriate. NIST recommends defaulting to encryption for all ePHI transmissions, with documented exception only where infeasible.
Reviewed and closest counterparts in the other frameworks
Reviewed rows come from a released pair; a closest match is the nearest held text and is not a reviewed row.
SOC 2
- SOC2-C1.1 C1.1 Identifying and maintaining confidential information (closest match)
- SOC2-CC6.6 CC6.6 Protection against threats from outside the system boundary (closest match)
- SOC2-CC6.7 CC6.7 Restricting and protecting information in transmission, movement and removal (closest match)
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
- NIST800-SC-8 SC-8 Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity (closest match)
- NIST800-SC-13 SC-13 Cryptographic Protection (closest match)
- NIST800-SC-40 SC-40 Wireless Link Protection (closest match)
What an auditor commonly asks for
General guidance for this control area (domain: Technical), in our words, not a statement of the standard and not binding on an assessor.
- the unique-user and access-control records
- the audit-log configuration and review records
- the integrity and encryption records for ePHI in transit