4.7.5 Key Storage
NIST platform security: roots of trust, firmware and secure enclaves FIPS 140-2
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Key Storage
Control
Cryptographic keys stored within a cryptographic module shall be stored either in plaintext form or encrypted form. Plaintext secret and private keys shall not be accessible from outside the cryptographic module to unauthorized operators.
A cryptographic module shall associate a cryptographic key (secret, private, or public) stored within the module with the correct entity (e.g., person, group, or process) to which the key is assigned.
Documentation shall specify the key storage methods employed by a cryptographic module.