---
id: DASF-30
type: control
source_version: "3.0"
valid_as_of: 2026-10-22
---

# DASF-30 — Encrypt models

Source: [official compendium, Databricks AI Mitigation Controls, row 32](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lD5nKC1QNoUTDXdMp31NA9eKcUYGjhtC34MCfQpqpGo/edit#gid=780486953&range=A32:AB32). Snapshot: 2026-10-22; source revision: DASF v 1.0.

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## Intent and implementation

Databricks Platform secures model assets and their transfer with TLS 1.2+ in-transit encryption. Additionally, Unity Catalog’s managed model registry provides encryption at rest for persisting models, further enhancing security.

## Source metadata

- Category: Data and model security
- System component: Model Serving: Inference requests, ML Operations
- Databricks responsibility: Databricks — Out-of-the-box
- Product reference: Databricks Managed
- Feature/control: Control
- Security Analysis Tool reference: Out of the box
- Novelty: Traditional Control/Capability

Databricks responsibility labels do not establish who enforces this control on another platform. Name a local owner and verify it.

## Implementation references

- [AWS documentation](https://docs.databricks.com/en/machine-learning/model-serving/index.html)
- [AZURE documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/machine-learning/model-serving/)
- [GCP documentation](https://docs.gcp.databricks.com/en/machine-learning/model-serving/index.html)

## Risks linked by the risk table

- [DASF-R-8.2](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/8.2.md)
- [DASF-R-8.4](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/8.4.md)
- [DASF-R-9.1](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/9.1.md)
- [DASF-R-9.2](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/9.2.md)
- [DASF-R-9.5](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/9.5.md)
- [DASF-R-9.6](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/9.6.md)
- [DASF-R-9.7](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/9.7.md)
- [DASF-R-10.2](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/10.2.md)
- [DASF-R-10.3](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/10.3.md)
- [DASF-R-10.4](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/10.4.md)
- [DASF-R-10.5](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/10.5.md)

The control table separately reports: [DASF-R-8.2](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/8.2.md), [DASF-R-8.4](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/8.4.md), [DASF-R-9.1](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/9.1.md), [DASF-R-9.2](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/9.2.md), [DASF-R-9.5](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/9.5.md), [DASF-R-9.6](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/9.6.md), [DASF-R-9.7](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/9.7.md), [DASF-R-10.2](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/10.2.md), [DASF-R-10.3](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/10.3.md), [DASF-R-10.4](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/10.4.md), [DASF-R-10.5](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/10.5.md). See [source issues](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/source-issues.md) for differences.

## Verification

Project adaptation: **get_control** returns a concrete evidence request, a proposed test, and an acceptance condition. A control description or product feature is not evidence of deployment or effectiveness.

## Source-reported framework mappings

These are the mappings in this snapshot, with their original edition labels. They are references, not proof of conformity or independent validation.

| Framework | Source mapping |
|---|---|
| MITRE ATLAS as of Q3 2024 | AML.M0012 Encrypt Sensitive Information |
| MITRE ATTACK as of Q3 2024 | M1041 Encrypt Sensitive Information |
| OWASP LLM Top 10 2025 | no mapping |
| OWASP ML Top 10 v0.3 | ML01:2023 Input Manipulation Attack<br>ML02:2023 Data Poisoning Attack<br>ML03:2023 Model Inversion Attack<br>ML04:2023 Membership Inference Attack<br>ML05:2023 Model Theft |
| ISO 42001:2023 Controls Objectives and Controls (Annex A) | no mapping |
| ISO 27001:2022 Information Security Control Reference (Annex A) | A.8.24 Use of cryptography |
| NIST - 800- 53 - Rev 5 | SC-8:Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity, <br>SC-28:Protection of Information at Rest, <br>MP-4:Media Storage, <br>AC-3:Access Enforcement, <br>AU-9:Protection of Audit Information, <br>AC-17:Remote Access |
| HITRUST Security for AI Systems | Access to the AI system-&gt;  Restrict access to the AI engineering environment and AI code<br>Encryption -&gt; Encrypt AI artifacts at rest |
| ENISA’s Securing ML Algorithms | Ensure ML applications comply with data security requirements. |
| EU AI ACT | Article 15.5 Accuracy, Robustness, and Cybersecurity<br><br>Article 15.1 Accuracy, Robustness, and Cybersecurity<br><br>Article 72 Post-market monitoring |
| NIST CSF 2.0 | PR.DS (all)<br>ID.AM-02<br>ID.AM-03<br>ID.AM-05<br>ID.AM-07<br>ID.AM-08<br>PR.IR-01<br>PR.IR-04<br>DE.CM-01<br>DE.CM-09 |
| AIUC-1 | B008: Protect model deployment environment |

## Related

- [Methodology](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/methodology.md)
- [Catalog](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/index.md)