China: National Standard on Information Security Technology Cloud Computing Service Security Capability Assessment Method (GB/T 34942-2025)

Progress

Current status
adopted
01 Feb 2026 in force
01 Aug 2025 adopted
04 Apr 2024 processing consultation
04 Feb 2024 in consultation

Scope

Implementers
China
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

01 Feb 2026
in force

State Administration for Market Regulation National Standard on Information Security Technology Cloud Computing Service Security Capability Assessment Method enters into force

On 1 February 2026, the Information Security Technology Cloud Computing Service Security Capability Assessment Method enters into force, having been drawn up by the National Network Security Standardization Technical Committee (TC260). The standard …

Source
Event type order
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
01 Aug 2025
adopted

State Administration for Market Regulation adopted National Standard on Information Security Technology Cloud Computing Service Security Capability Assessment Method

On 1 August 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation adopted the National Standard on Information Security Technology Cloud Computing Service Security Capability Assessment Method, having been drawn up by the National Network Security St…

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
04 Apr 2024
processing consultation

Closed Consultation on National Standard on Information Security Technology Cloud Computing Service Security Capability Assessment Method

On 4 April 2024, the public consultation of the Secretariat of the National Network Security Standardization Technical Committee on the draft version of the National Standard on Information Security Technology Cloud Computing Service Security Capabi…

Source
Event type order
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
04 Feb 2024
in consultation

Opened Consultation on National Standard on Information Security Technology Cloud Computing Service Security Capability Assessment Method

On 4 February 2024, the Secretariat of the National Network Security Standardization Technical Committee published a draft version of the National Standard on Information Security Technology Cloud Computing Service Security Capability Assessment Met…

Source
Event type order
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body