DOE M 205.1-7 Admin Chg 2, Security Controls for Unclassified Information Systems Manual
Functional areas: Information Security, Information Technology
The Manual establishes minimum implementation standards for cyber security technical, management, and operational controls that will be followed in all information systems operated by DOE and the information systems. Admin Chg 1 dated 9-1-09; Admin Chg 2 dated 12-22-09. Canceled by DOE O 205.1B.
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Section 1
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: INITIATED BY:
www.directives.doe.gov Office of the Chief Information Officer
MANUAL
Approved: 1-5-09
Admin Chg 1: 9-1-09
Admin Chg 2: 12-22-09
SECURITY CONTROLS FOR
UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION
SYSTEMS MANUAL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of the Chief Information Officer
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SECURITY CONTROLS FOR UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANUAL
1. PURPOSE. This Department of Energy (DOE) Manual establishes the minimum
implementation requirements for cyber security technical, management, and operational
controls that will be followed in all information systems operated by DOE and the
information systems operated by contractors on behalf of the Department. This Manual is
also the basis for any supplemental requirements defined by Senior DOE Management
Program Cyber Security (PCSPs).
This Manual defines for DOE, including NNSA, mandatory minimum management,
operational, and technical controls for all unclassified information systems. The DOE
criteria for these security controls are based on the recommendations of National Institute
for Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800 53, Revision 1. This
Manual is composed of two chapters that provide direction for protecting DOE
information systems and information assets and managing cyber security processes and is
the basis for applying this direction to all Departmental elements and its contractors.
2. CANCELLATIONS. None.
3. APPLICABILITY.
a. All Departmental Elements. Except for the exclusions in paragraph 3c, this
Manual applies to Departmental elements that utilize information systems that are
used or operated by DOE or a contractor or other organization on behalf of DOE,
including NNSA, hereafter called DOE information systems, to collect, process,
store, display, create, disseminate, or transmit unclassified information, including
those created after the Manual is issued. (Go to
www.directives.doe.gov/ references/DOEDepartmentalElements.pdf for the current listing of
Departmental elements.)
The Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will
assure that NNSA employees and contractors comply with their respective
responsibilities under this Manual. Nothing in this Manual will be construed to
interfere with the NNSA Administrator’s authority under section 3212(d) of
Public Law (P.L.) 106-65 to establish Administration specific policies, unless
disapproved by the Secretary.
b. DOE Contractors. Except for the exclusions in paragraph 3c, the contractor
requirements document (CRD), Attachment 1, sets forth requirements of this
Manual that will apply to contracts that include the CRD.
The CRD must be included in contracts that involve information systems that are
used or operated on behalf of DOE, including NNSA, to collect, possess, store,
display, create, disseminate, or transmit national security or unclassified DOE/
Government information.
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This Manual does not automatically apply to other than site/facility management
contracts. Application of any of the requirements of this Manual to other than
site/facility management contracts (e.g., contracts that involve DOE Information
Systems and contain DEAR clause 952.204-2, Security Requirements) will be
communicated as appropriate through Heads of Field Elements and Headquarters
Departmental Elements and Contracting Officers.
c. Exclusions.. Consistent with the responsibilities identified in Executive Order
(E.O.) 12344, section 7, the Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program will
ensure consistency throughout the joint Navy and DOE organization of the Naval
Nuclear Propulsion Program and will implement and oversee all requirements and
practices pertaining to this DOE Manual for activities under the Deputy
Administrator’s cognizance.
Information systems designated as intelligence systems are subject to the
requirements of the Director of National Intelligence Directives and Intelligence
Community Directives and are therefore excluded from the requirements of this
Manual.
4. REQUIREMENTS. This Manual establishes the minimum implementation requirements
for cyber security controls for all unclassified information systems operated by or on
behalf of DOE. These requirements will be followed in the management and operation of
all information systems operated by and on behalf of DOE.
a. A violation of the provisions of the CRD relating to the safeguarding or security
of Restricted Data or other national security information may result in a civil
penalty pursuant to subsection a. of section 234B of the Atomic Energy act of
1954 (42 U.S.C. 228b). The procedures for assessment of civil penalties are set
forth in Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 824, Procedural Rules
for the Assessment of Civil Penalties for Classified Information Security
Violations, (10 CFR 824).
b. Senior DOE Managers, as defined in DOE O 205.1A, Department of Energy
Cyber Security Management, dated 12-4-06, can add to or modify these
requirements for their own organizations, based on their assessment of risk, so
long as any additional direction they provide to their organizations is consistent
with these requirements and does not diminish the scope or effect of these
DOE-wide requirements, except for any exemptions as documented in the
program cyber security plans (PCSPs).
c. Senior DOE Management PCSPs will require their operating units to implement
and maintain at least the minimum requirements in this Manual for DOE
Information Systems no later than 6-30-2010. If an operating unit cannot
implement the requirements of this Manual by the scheduled milestone, the
operating unit will establish a plan of action and milestones (POA&Ms) for
implementation of the requirements.
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d. Existing accredited DOE information systems will remain accredited until
reaccreditation is required, either because the systems have passed the 3-year
accreditation expiration date or because of significant changes in the security
requirements of the information system. Information systems beginning the
Initiation Phase of the Certification and Accreditation (C&A) process, after
implementation of this Manual must accomplish accreditation in accordance with
this Manual.
5. RESPONSIBILITIES.
Section 3
a. The Head of the Departmental element is responsible for ensuring that the CRD at
Attachment 1 is included in all contracts that involve information systems used or
operated by a contractor or other organization on behalf of DOE, including
NNSA, to collect, process, store, display, create, disseminate, or transmit national
security or unclassified DOE/ Government information. Once notified, the
contracting officer is responsible for incorporating the CRD into each affected
contract
b. The Heads of Departmental Elements are responsible for notifying contracting
officers of affected site/facility management contracts to incorporate this directive
into those contracts. Once notified, contracting officers are responsible for
incorporating the CRD into each affected contract via the Laws, Regulations, and
DOE Directives clause of the contracts within 90 days
6. REFERENCES.
a. Executive Orders.
(1) E.O. 13010, Critical Infrastructure Protection, as amended, dated7-15-
96.
(2) E.O. 13011, Federal Information Technology, dated 7-16-96.
(3) E.O. 13231, Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age,
dated 10-16-01.
b. Homeland Security Presidential Directives. HSPDs are available online at
http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/laws/editorial_0607.shtm.
(1) Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) -7, Critical
Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection, dated 12-17-03.
(2) HSPD-12, Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal
Employees and Contractors, dated 8-27-04
c. Federal Information Processing Standards. FIPS publications are available online
at http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/by-num.htm
http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/laws/editorial_0607.shtm
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(1) Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 113, Computer Data
Authentication, May 1985.
(2) FIPS 140-1, Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules, January
1994.
(3) FIPS 140-2, Security requirements for Cryptographic Modules, Change
Notice 2, December 2002.
(4) FIPS 180-2, Secure Hash Standard (SHS), with Change Notice 1, February
2004.
(5) FIPS 181, Automated Password Generator, October 1993.
(6) FIPS 185, Escrowed Encryption Standard, February 1994.
(7) FIPS 186-2, Digital Signature Standard (DSS), with Change Notice 1,
October 2001.
(8) FIPS 188, Standard Security Labels for Information Transfer, September
1994.
(9) FIPS 190, Guideline for the Use of Advanced Authentication Technology
Alternatives, September 1994.
(10) FIPS 191, Guideline for The Analysis of Local Area Network Security,
November 1994.
(11) FIPS 196, Entity Authentication Using Public Key Cryptography, February
1997.
(12) FIPS 197, Advanced Encryption Standard, November 2001.
(13) FIPS 198, The Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC),
March 2002.
(14) FIPS 199, Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information
and Information Systems, February 2004.
(15) FIPS 200, Minimum Security Requirements for Federal Information and
Information Systems, March 2006.
(16) FIPS 201-1, Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees
and Contractors, Change Notice 1, June 2006.
d. National Institute of Standards and Technology. NIST publications are available
online at http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsSPs.html
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsSPs.html
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(1) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication
(SP) 800-16, Information Technology Security Training Requirements: A
Role- and Performance-Based Model, April 1998.
(2) NIST SP 800-18, Revision 1, Guide for Developing Security Plans for
Federal Information Systems, February 2006.
(3) NIST SP 800-30, Risk Management Guide for Information Technology
Systems, July 2002.
(4) NIST SP 800-34, Contingency Planning Guide for Information
Technology Systems, June 2002.
(5) NIST SP 800-36, Guide to Selecting Information Technology Security
Products, October 2003.
(6) NIST SP 800-37, Guide for the Security Certification and Accreditation of
Federal Information Systems, May 2004.
(7) NIST SP 800-40, Version 2, Creating a Patch and Vulnerability
Management Program, November 2005.
(8) NIST SP 800-42, Guideline on Network Security Testing, October 2003.
(9) NIST SP 800-47, Security Guide for Interconnecting Information
Technology Systems, August 2002.
(10) NIST SP 800-48, Wireless Network Security: 802.11, Bluetooth, and
Handheld Devices, November 2002.
(11) NIST SP 800-53 Revision 1, Recommended Security Controls for Federal
Information Systems, December 2007.
(12) NIST SP 800-59, Guideline for Identifying an Information System as a
National Security System, August 2003.
(13) NIST SP 800-60, Guide for Mapping Types of Information and
Information Systems to Security Categories, June 2004.
(14) NIST SP 800-61, Computer Security Incident Handling Guide, January
2004.
(15) NIST SP 800-70, Security Configuration Checklists Program for IT
Products: Guidance for Checklists Users and Developers, May 2005.
(16) NIST SP 800-88, Guidelines for Media Sanitization, September 2006.
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(17) NIST SP 800-100, Information Security Handbook: A Guide for
Managers, October 2006.
e. Office of Management and Budget. Circulars are available online at
http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/index.html
(1) OMB Circular A-130, Management of Federal Information Resources.
(2) OMB Transmittal Memorandum #4, Management of Federal Information
Resources, Appendix III, Security of Federal Automated Information
Resources, November 2000.
(3) OMB M 02-01, Guidance for Preparing and Submitting Security Plans of
Action and Milestones, dated October 17, 2001
(4) OMB M 06-16, Protection of Sensitive Agency Information, dated June
23, 2006
(5) OMB M 07-16, Safeguarding against and responding to the Breach of PII,
dated May 22,2007
(6) OMB M 07-11, Implementation of Commonly Accepted Security
Configurations for Windows Operating Systems, dated March, 22, 2007
(7) OMB M-08-22, Guidance on the Federal Desktop Core Configuration
(FDCC), dated August 11, 2008
f. DOE Directives. Find directives online at www.directives.doe.gov
(1) DOE P 205.1, Departmental Cyber Security Management Policy, dated
5-8-01.
(2) DOE P 470.1, Integrated Safeguards and Security Management (ISSM)
Policy, dated 5-8-01.
(3) DOE O 142.3 Change 1, Unclassified Foreign Visits and Assignments,
dated 6-18-04.
(4) DOE O 205.1A, Department of Energy Cyber Security Management, dated
12-4-06.
(5) DOE O 221.1A, Reporting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse to the Office of
Inspector General, dated 4-19-08.
(6) DOE O 221.2A, Cooperation with the Office of Inspector General, dated
2-25-08.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/index.html
http://www.directives.doe.gov/
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(7) DOE O 243.1, Records Management Program. dated 2-3-06.
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(8) DOE O 470.2B, Independent Oversight and Performance Assurance
Program, dated 10-31-02.
(9) DOE O 470.4A, Safeguards and Security Program, dated 5-25-07.
(10) DOE O 471.1A, Identification and Protection of Unclassified Controlled
Nuclear Information, dated 6-30-00.
(11) DOE O 471.3, Identifying and Protecting Official Use Only Information,
dated 4-9-03.
(12) DOE O 475.1, Counterintelligence Program, dated 12-10-04.
(13) DOE M 205.1-3, Telecommunications Security Manual, dated 4-17-06.
(14) DOE M 205.1-4, National Security System Manual, dated 3-8-07.
(15) DOE M 470.4-2, Physical Protection, dated 8-26-05, Change 1, dated
3-7-06.
(16) DOE M 470.4-4, Information Security, dated 8-26-05, Change 1, dated
6-29-07.
(17) DOE N 142.3, Unclassified Foreign Visits and Assignments, dated
6-18-04.
(18) DOE N 206.4, Personal Identity Verification, dated 6-29-07.
(19) DOE N 206.5, Response and Notification Procedures for Data Breaches
Involving Personally Identifiable Information, dated 10-9-07.
(20) DOE N 221.14, Reporting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, dated 12-20-07.
g. Other.
(1) Title XXXII of P.L. 106-65, National Nuclear Security Administration
Act, as amended, which established a separately organized agency within
the Department of Energy.
(2) Title 44, United States Code, Chapter 35, Subchapter III, § 3547. National
security systems.
(3) Title III, P.L. 107-347, Federal Information Security Management Act
(FISMA, enacted December 2002) - This Act (Title III of the
E-Government Act of 2002) provides a comprehensive framework for
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ensuring the effectiveness of information security controls over
information resources that support Federal operations and assets.
(4) Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, P.L 104-106, Divisions D and E, 110 Stat.
186 (codified as amended in scattered sections of 40 and 41 U.S.C.).
(5) Please change the reference in (6) to read as follows: Atomic Energy Act
of 1954, as amended (codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 2011-2286i, 2297f-2297g-
4).
(6) E-Government Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-347), December 2002.
(7) National Security Directive (NSD) 42, National Policy for the Security of
National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems, dated
7-5-90.
(8) National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual, dated
February 28, 2006.
7. DEFINITIONS.
a. Information System (IS): A discrete set of information resources organized for the
collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, transmission, disposition, or
dissemination of information [SOURCE: NIST SP 800-53; FIPS 200; FIPS 199;
44 U.S.C., Sec.3502; OMB Circular A-130, App. III]. NOTE: Information
systems include personnel, hardware, software, and procedures that support the
operation of the system. An information system may be a General Support System
or Major Application and include specialized systems such as industrial/process
control systems, telephone switching/private branch exchange (PBX) systems, and
environmental control systems
b. Operating Unit: An Operating Unit is a subordinate element, such as a program
office, field office, or contractor, reporting to an Under Secretary, the Department
of Energy Chief Information Officer, the Power Marketing Administrations, or
Heads of Departmental Elements.
c. External Systems: External Information Systems (EIS) are information technology
resources and devices that are personally owned, corporately owned, or external to
an accredited system’s boundary, Neither the operating unit or the accredited
system owner typically does not have any direct control over the application of
required security controls or the assessment of security control effectiveness of the
external system
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d. Managed/ Controlled Interface: A Managed/ Controlled Interface (CI) provides
controls to allow information flow based on its information security attributes.
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NOTE: The CI function may be accomplished through the use of one or more
information resources of a system
e. Security Attribute: A security-related quality of an object. Security attributes may
be represented as hierarchical levels, bits in a bit map, or numbers. Compartments,
caveats, and release markings are examples of security attributes (FIPS 188).
Security attributes can include: information sensitivity, need-to-know
f. System Administrator: Those users with “super-user”, “root”, or equivalent access
to a system or system component; with complete control of the operating system
of an information system or information system component; with permissions to
set up or administer user accounts, authenticators, and the like; with permissions
to change control parameters on routers, multiplexors, and other key information
system equipment; or with permissions to control and change all users’ access to
data or program files; or with access permissions for troubleshooting information
system/ security monitoring functions with specialized equipment.
g. Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Network: A peer-to-peer computer network is a network that
relies primarily on the computing power and bandwidth of the participants in the
network rather than concentrating it in a relatively low number of servers. Each
computer has the same capabilities and either party can initiate a communication
session.
h. Privileged User: Those with limited control of the operating system of an
information system or information system component such as workstations,
servers, routers, multiplexors, and other key information system equipment or
with access permissions for troubleshooting information system/ security
monitoring functions with specialized equipment.
8. NECESSITY FINDINGS STATEMENT. In compliance with the statutory requirements
in P.L. 104-201, Sec. 3174, DOE hereby finds that the subject Order is necessary for the
protection of human health and the environment or safety and fulfillment of current legal
requirements.
9. CONTACT. Questions concerning this Manual should be addressed to the Office of the
Chief Information Officer at 202-586 -0166.
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY:
JEFFREY F. KUPFER
Acting Deputy Secretary
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CONTENTS
1. PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................ i
2. CANCELLATIONS. None. ................................................................................................. i
3. APPLICABILITY. ............................................................................................................... i
4. REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................................. ii
5. RESPONSIBILITIES ......................................................................................................... iii
6. REFERENCES. ................................................................................................................. iii
7. DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................. viii
8. NECESSITY FINDINGS STATEMENT .......................................................................... ix
Section 7
9. CONTACT ......................................................................................................................... ix
CHAPTER I. REQUIREMENTS.............................................................................................. I-1
1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. I-1
2. EQUIVALENCIES AND EXEMPTIONS ....................................................................... I-1
3. SYSTEM SECURITY PLANS ......................................................................................... I-2
4. MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL RISK ...................................................................... I-3
CHAPTER II. MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONAL,
AND TECHNICAL CONTROLS ............................................................................... II-1
1. CYBER SECURITY CONTROL CLASSES, FAMILIES,
AND IDENTIFIERS. ....................................................................................................... II-1
2. ACCESS CONTROLS .................................................................................................... II-3
3. AWARENESS AND TRAINING CONTROLS ........................................................... II-20
4. AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY CONTROLS........................................................ II-23
5. CERTIFICATION, ACCREDITATION, AND SECURITY
ASSESSMENTS CONTROLS ...................................................................................... II-30
6. CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT CONTROLS. .................................................. II-39
7. CONTINGENCY PLANNING CONTROLS ............................................................... II-46
8. IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION CONTROLS .................................... II-54
9. INCIDENT RESPONSE CONTROLS .......................................................................... II-61
10. MAINTENANCE CONTROLS. ................................................................................... II-66
11. MEDIA PROTECTION CONTROLS. .......................................................................... II-70
12. PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ............................................. II-76
13. PLANNING CONTROLS ............................................................................................. II-86
14. PERSONNEL SECURITY CONTROLS ...................................................................... II-89
15. RISK ASSESSMENT CONTROLS .............................................................................. II-94
16. SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION CONTROLS .......................................... II-98
17. SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION CONTROLS ...................... II-105
18. SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY CONTROLS ................................... II-119
19. PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION
INCLUDING PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION ............................ II-128
CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT ..................................................................1
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CHAPTER I. REQUIREMENTS
1. INTRODUCTION.
a. These requirements for management, operations, and technical controls will be
implemented on all DOE and NNSA unclassified information systems.
b. The baselines defined in Tables 2 through 19 must be applied to all unclassified
information systems. The baselines establish the minimum sets of controls for all
DOE information systems processing unclassified information.
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c. DOE Senior Management, as defined in DOE O 205.1A, Operating Unit
Managers, and System Owners may add to or modify these requirements and
those identified in the PCSP, for their systems, based on their assessment of risk, ,
so long as any additional direction they provide to their organizations is consistent
with these requirements and does not diminish the scope, effect, or impact level of
these DOE-wide requirements, except for any exemptions as documented in the
PCSP .
2. EQUIVALENCIES AND EXEMPTIONS. Requests for equivalencies and exemptions
from the requirements of this Manual must be supported with a risk assessment that
identifies the risks to be accepted, compensatory measures, and alternative controls to be
implemented.
a. Equivalencies. Equivalencies are approved conditions that technically differ from
a requirement in this Manual but afford DAA-approved equivalent levels of
protection either with or without compensatory measures.
(1) Equivalency requests must be submitted in writing to the cognizant
DAA and include detailed description of the requirement(s) and rationale
for the equivalency. The equivalency documentation will be included or
referenced in the system security plan (SSP).
(2) The cognizant DAA will review and approve or disapprove the
equivalency with comments and recommendations in writing.
(3) Equivalencies will be approved for no longer than 3 years, can be
extended through request resubmission and must be documented or
referenced in the SSP.
b. Exemptions. Exemptions are approved deviations from a requirement in this
Manual that may create a security vulnerability. Exemptions will be approved
only when correction of the condition is not feasible or cost-effective.
c. Requests for exemptions and supporting documentation must be submitted in
writing by the DAA to the cognizant Senior DOE Management for review and
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approval. Documentation supporting the exception request and DAA’s acceptance
of associated residual risk must identify the requirements that cannot be met.
d. The cognizant Senior DOE Management will review and approve or disapprove
the exception request and provide a final decision in writing to the DAA. A copy
of the approved exception will be provided to the DOE CIO.
e. Approved exemptions will remain in effect no longer than 3 years and must be
documented or referenced in the SSP.
3. SYSTEM SECURITY PLANS.
a. Each unclassified information system will be covered by a system security plan
(SSP).
b. The technical, operational, and management controls that comprise the minimum
set of security controls for the system will be documented in the SSP, including
any additional implementation information for the control. Any additional
controls resulting from adjustments identified during the risk management process
will also be included in the SSP.
c. The SSP will address how the system implements the minimum technical,
operational and management requirements identified in this Manual. If the impact
from the loss of confidentiality, integrity or availability has been increased by the
Senior DOE Management or the operating unit or there is a threat not identified in
the DOE Cyber Threat Statement, the SSP will describe the implementation of
any additional controls.
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d. Security controls adopted throughout a Senior DOE Management cyber security
program or within an operating unit cyber security program can be technical (e.g.,
performed by a single system or device in a network), operational (e.g., the same
purging procedure applies to all operating unit systems), or management (e.g., the
same configuration management process used for multiple systems). These
controls are referred to as common security controls and may be implemented by a
system or multiple systems and managed under different SSPs.
(1) Common security controls will be documented in at least one approved
SSP associated with an accredited information system. The certification
and accreditation of that system will verify that the control has been
correctly implemented and is effective.
(2) Use of the controls in other information systems requires DAA-approved
testing to validate correct implementation of the controls in the new
information system.
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(3) Other SSPs may reference the SSP of the accredited system for
implementation documentation and certification test results.
4. MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL RISK. The Senior DOE Management must
document its approach to managing organizational risk in the PCSP.
a. Senior DOE Management can utilize the Equivalencies and Exemptions process
to grant Exemptions to any of the requirements in this Manual. Any approved
Exemptions must be documented in the PCSP in order to establish appropriate
risk-based implementation direction for all Operating Units under their purview.
b. Operating Units must use the risk-based approach outlined in their applicable
PCSP to make informed decisions for protecting information and information
systems under their purview, including the adequacy and maintenance of
protection, cost implications of enhanced protection, and acceptance of risk.
c. Since the potential impact values determined through use of Federal Information
Processing Standard (FIPS) 199 for confidentiality, integrity, and availability may
not be identical for an information system, the high-water mark concept is to be
used to determine the impact level of the information system and select an initial
set of security controls.
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CHAPTER II. MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONAL,
AND TECHNICAL CONTROLS
1. CYBER SECURITY CONTROL CLASSES, FAMILIES, AND IDENTIFIERS.
This Manual utilizes the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special
Publication (SP) 800-53, Revision 1, structure utilizing the control classes, families, and
identifiers. This Manual also includes one additional control family,E-SU, that are DOE-
specific. All control families are included in Table 1. All control families are included in
Table 1.
This chapter includes tables of all NIST SP 800-53, Revision 1, controls by family and
tables of additional DOE-specific controls in one family.
If a security control is to be applied to a system and implementation
documented in the SSP, the family identifier and control number are listed.
If a control is not used, the cell is marked “not selected.”1 Control
enhancements to be applied to a system and implementation documented in
the SSP, are indicated parenthetically. Shaded cells in the tables indicate
where controls have been modified for Departmental use. DOE changes to a
NIST-derived control are in bold font.
a. The security control structure consists of following three key components:
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(1) Control section. The control section provides a concise statement of the
specific security capability needed to protect a particular aspect of an
information system. The control statement describes specific security-
related activities or actions to be carried out by the organization or by the
information system. For some controls in the control catalog, a degree of
flexibility is provided by allowing organizations to selectively define
input values for certain parameters associated with the controls. This
flexibility is achieved through the use of assignment and selection
operations within the main body of the control. Assignment and
selection operations provide an opportunity for an organization to tailor
the security controls to support specific mission, business, or operational
needs.
(2) Control supplemental guidance section. The supplemental guidance
section provides important additional information related to a specific
security control. Organizations are expected to apply the supplemental
guidance when defining, developing, and implementing security
controls. In certain instances, the supplemental guidance provides more
1 The controls marked as “Not Selected” are also marked as “Not Selected” in NIST 800-53.
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detail concerning the control requirements or important considerations
(and the needed flexibility) for implementing security controls in the
context of an organization’s operational environment, specific mission
requirements, or assessment of risk.
(3) Control enhancements section. The control enhancements section
provides statements of security capability to:
build in additional, but related, functionality to a basic control;
and/or
increase the strength of a basic control. In both cases, the control
enhancements are used in an information system requiring greater
protection due to the potential impact of loss or when organizations
seek additions to a basic control’s functionality based on the results
of a risk assessment.
b. The statements of controls from NIST SP 800-53, Revision 1, have been included
to provide a single document containing all technical, operational, and
management controls, including the required controls for all DOE unclassified
information systems.
Table 1. Cyber Security Control Classes, Families and Identifiers
CLASS FAMILY IDENTIFIER
Technical Access Control AC
Operational Awareness and Training AT
Technical Audit and Accountability AU
Management Certification, Accreditation, and Security
Assessments
CA
Operational Configuration Management CM
Operational Contingency Planning CP
Technical Identification and Authentication IA
Operational Incident Response IR
Operational Maintenance MA
Operational Media Protection MP
Operational Physical and Environmental Protection PE
Management Planning PL
Operational Personnel Security PS
Management Risk Assessment RA
Management System and Services Acquisition SA
Technical System and Communications Protection SC
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CLASS FAMILY IDENTIFIER
Operational System and Information Integrity SI
Management Sensitive Unclassified Information E - SU
2. ACCESS CONTROLS. Logical access controls are the system-based mechanisms used
to designate who or what is to have access to a specific system resource and the type of
transactions and functions that are permitted. They include controls that restrict users to
authorized transactions and functions and controls that limit network access and public
accesses to the system.
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Table 2. Access Controls
Access Controls
Control
Number Control Name
Control Baselines
Low Moderate High
AC-1 Access Control Policy and
Procedures
AC-1 AC-1 AC-1
AC-2 Account Management AC-2 AC-2
(1)(2)(3)(4)
AC-2
(1)(2)(3)(4)
AC-3 Access Enforcement AC-3 AC-3 (1) AC-3 (1)
AC-4 Information Flow Enforcement AC-4 (6) AC-4
(4)(5)(6)
AC-4
(4)(5)(6)
AC-5 Separation of Duties Not Selected AC-5 AC-5
AC-6 Least Privilege AC-6 (1) AC-6 (1) AC-6 (1)
AC-7 Unsuccessful Login Attempts AC-7 AC-7 (1) AC-7 (1)
AC-8 System Use Notification AC-8 (1) AC-8 (1) AC-8 (1)
AC-9 Previous Logon Notification Not Selected Not Selected Not Selected
AC-10 Concurrent Session Control Not Selected Not Selected AC-10
AC-11 Session Lock Not Selected AC-11 AC-11
AC-12 Session Termination Not Selected AC-12(2) AC-12 (1)(2)
AC-13 Supervision and Review—
Access Control
AC-13 AC-13(1) AC-13 (1)
AC-14 Permitted Actions without
Identification or
Authentication
AC-14 AC-14 (1) AC-14 (1)
AC-15 Automated Marking Not Selected Not Selected AC-15
AC-16 Automated Labeling Not Selected Not Selected Not Selected
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Access Controls
Control
Number Control Name
Control Baselines
Low Moderate High
AC-17 Remote Access AC-17
(1)(2)(3)(4)
(5)(6)
AC-17
(1)(2)(3)(4)
(5)(6)(7)
AC-17
(1)(2)(3)(4)
(5)(6)(7)
AC-18 Wireless Access Restrictions AC-18 AC-18 (1)(2) AC-18 (1)(2)
AC-19 Access Control for Portable
and Mobile Devices
AC-19 (1)(2) AC-19 (1)(2) AC-19 (1)(2)
AC-20 Use of External Information
Systems
AC-20 AC-20
(1)(2)(3)
AC-20
(1)(2)(3)
AC-1 ACCESS CONTROL POLICY AND PROCEDURES
Control: The organization develops, disseminates, and periodically
reviews/updates:
a formal, documented, access control policy that addresses purpose, scope,
roles, responsibilities, management commitment, coordination among
organizational entities, and compliance and
formal, documented procedures to facilitate the implementation of the
access control policy and associated access controls.
Supplemental Guidance: The access control policy and procedures are consistent
with applicable laws, Executive orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards,
and guidance. NIST SP 800-12 provides guidance on security policies and
procedures.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
AC-1 AC-1 AC-1
AC-2 ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
Control: The organization manages information system accounts, including
establishing, activating, modifying, reviewing, disabling, and removing accounts.
The organization reviews information system accounts [Assignment:
organization-defined frequency, at least annually].
Supplemental Guidance: Account management includes—
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the identification of account types (i.e., individual, group, and system),
establishment of conditions for group membership, and
assignment of associated authorizations.
The organization identifies authorized users of the information system and
specifies access rights/privileges. The organization grants access to the
information system based on:
a valid need-to-know/need-to-share that is determined by assigned official
duties and satisfying all personnel security criteria and
intended system usage.
The organization requires proper identification for requests to establish
information system accounts and approves all such requests.
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The organization specifically authorizes and monitors the use of guest/anonymous
accounts and removes, disables, or otherwise secures unnecessary accounts.
Account managers are notified when information system users are terminated or
transferred and associated accounts are removed, disabled, or otherwise secured.
Account managers are also notified when users’ information system usage or
need-to-know/need-to-share changes.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization employs automated mechanisms to support the
management of information system accounts.
(2) The information system automatically terminates temporary and
emergency accounts after [Assignment: organization-defined time period
for each type of account].
(3) The information system automatically disables inactive accounts after
[Assignment: organization-defined time period].
(4) The organization employs automated mechanisms to audit account
creation, modification, disabling, and termination actions and to notify,
as required, appropriate individuals.
Low Moderate High
AC-2 AC-2 (1)(2)(3)(4) AC-2 (1)(2)(3)(4)
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AC-3 ACCESS ENFORCEMENT
Control: The information system enforces assigned authorizations for controlling
access to the system in accordance with applicable policy.
Supplemental Guidance: Access control policies (e.g., identity-based policies,
role-based policies, rule-based policies) and associated access enforcement
mechanisms (e.g., access control lists, access control matrices, cryptography) are
employed by organizations to control access between users (or processes acting on
behalf of users) and objects (e.g., devices, files, records, processes, programs,
domains) in the information system.
In addition to controlling access at the information system level, access
enforcement mechanisms are employed at the application level, when necessary,
to provide increased information security for the organization.
Consideration is given to the implementation of a controlled, audited, and manual
override of automated mechanisms in the event of emergencies or other serious
events. If encryption of stored information is employed as an access enforcement
mechanism, the cryptography used is compliant with Federal Information
Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 (as amended).
Related Security Control: SC-13.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The information system restricts access to privileged functions (deployed
in hardware, software, and firmware) and security-relevant information to
explicitly authorized personnel.
Enhancement Supplemental Guidance: Explicitly authorized personnel include,
for example, security administrators, system and network administrators, and
other privileged users. Privileged users are individuals who have access to system
control, monitoring, or administration functions (e.g., system administrators,
information system security officers, maintainers, system programmers).
Low Moderate High
AC-3 AC-3 (1) AC-3 (1)
AC-4 INFORMATION FLOW ENFORCEMENT
Control: The information system enforces assigned authorizations for controlling
the flow of information within the system and between interconnected systems in
accordance with applicable policy.
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Supplemental Guidance: Information flow control regulates where information is
allowed to travel within an information system and between information systems
(as opposed to who is allowed to access the information) and without explicit
regard to subsequent accesses to that information.
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A few, of many, generalized examples of possible restrictions that are better
expressed as flow control than access control are:
keeping export controlled information from being transmitted in the clear
to the Internet,
blocking outside traffic that claims to be from within the organization, and
not passing any web requests to the Internet that is not from the internal
web proxy.
Information flow control policies and enforcement mechanisms are commonly
employed by organizations to control the flow of information between designated
sources and destinations (e.g., networks, individuals, devices) within information
systems and between interconnected systems.
Flow control is based on the characteristics of the information and/or the
information path. Specific examples of flow control enforcement can be found in
boundary protection devices (e.g., proxies, gateways, guards, encrypted tunnels,
firewalls, and routers) that employ rule sets or establish configuration settings that
restrict information system services or provide a packet filtering capability.
Related Security Control: SC-7.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The information system implements information flow control enforcement
using explicit labels on information, source, and destination objects as a
basis for flow control decisions.
Enhancement Supplemental Guidance: Information flow control enforcement
using explicit labels is used, for example, to control the release of certain types of
information.
(2) The information system implements information flow control enforcement
using protected processing domains (e.g., domain type-enforcement) as a
basis for flow control decisions.
(3) The information system implements information flow control enforcement
using dynamic security policy mechanisms as a basis for flow control
decisions.
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(4) A managed/ controlled interface is used to adjudicate security policy
and practices between interconnected systems with differing security
category impact levels
(5) Protocols specific to peer-to-peer (P2P) server-client applications are
not passed between systems or on the network unless specifically
authorized in the Interconnection Security Agreement for each system
hosting a P2P server-client application.
(6) Boundary protection services detect and block unauthorized P2P
applications, services, and software ports.
Low Moderate High
AC-4 (6) AC-4 (4)(5)(6) AC-4 (4)(5)(6)
AC-5 SEPARATION OF DUTIES
Control: The information system enforces separation of duties through assigned
access authorizations.
Supplemental Guidance: The organization establishes appropriate divisions of
responsibility and separates duties as needed to eliminate conflicts of interest in
the responsibilities and duties of individuals. There is access control software on
the information system that prevents users from having all of the necessary
authority or information access to perform fraudulent activity without collusion.
Examples of separation of duties include:
mission functions and distinct information system support functions are
divided among different individuals/roles;
different individuals perform information system support functions (e.g.,
system management, systems programming, quality assurance/testing,
configuration management, and network security); and
security personnel who administer access control functions do not
administer audit functions.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected AC-5 AC-5
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AC-6 LEAST PRIVILEGE
Control: The information system enforces the most restrictive set of
rights/privileges or accesses needed by users (or processes acting on behalf of
users) for the performance of specified tasks.
Supplemental Guidance: The organization employs the concept of least privilege
for specific duties and information systems (including specific ports, protocols,
and services) in accordance with risk assessments as necessary to adequately
mitigate risk to organizational operations, organizational assets, and individuals.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The specific ports authorized for use by peer-to-peer applications are
minimized.
Low Moderate High
AC-6 (1) AC-6 (1) AC-6 (1)
AC-7 UNSUCCESSFUL LOGIN ATTEMPTS
Control: The information system enforces a limit of [Assignment: number, as
specified in the information system SSP] consecutive invalid access attempts by
a user during [Assignment: time period, as specified in the information system
SSP]. The information system automatically [Selection: locks the account/node
for an [Assignment: time period, as specified in the information system SSP],
delays next login prompt according to [Assignment: delay algorithm, as specified
in the information system SSP.] when the maximum number of unsuccessful
attempts is exceeded.
Supplemental Guidance: Due to the potential for denial of service, automatic
lockouts initiated by the information system are usually temporary and
automatically release after a predetermined time period established by the
organization.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The information system automatically locks the account/node until
released by an administrator when the maximum number of unsuccessful
attempts is exceeded.
Low Moderate High
AC-7 AC-7 (1) AC-7 (1)
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AC-8 SYSTEM USE NOTIFICATION
Control: The information system displays an approved, system use notification
message before granting system access informing potential users:
that the user is accessing a U.S. Government information system;
that system usage may be monitored, recorded, and subject to audit;
that unauthorized use of the system is prohibited and subject to criminal
and civil penalties; and
that use of the system indicates consent to monitoring and recording.
The system use notification message provides appropriate privacy and
security notices (based on associated privacy and security policies or
summaries) and remains on the screen until the user takes explicit actions
to log on to the information system.
Supplemental Guidance: Privacy and security policies are consistent with
applicable laws, Executive orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and
guidance. System use notification messages can be implemented in the form of
warning banners displayed when individuals log in to the information system. For
publicly accessible systems:
the system use information is available and, when appropriate, is displayed
before granting access;
any references to monitoring, recording, or auditing are in keeping with
privacy accommodations for such systems that generally prohibit those
activities; and
the notice given to public users of the information system includes a
description of the authorized uses of the system.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The information system will display the following warning banner (or
close approximation) at login and require users to electronically
acknowledge the warning (such as clicking on ―OK‖ or ―I agree‖
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button to proceed):
**WARNING**WARNING**WARNING**WARNING**
This is a Department of Energy (DOE) computer system. DOE
computer systems are provided for the processing of official U.S.
Government information only. All data contained within DOE
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computer systems is owned by the DOE, and may be audited,
intercepted, recorded, read, copied, or captured in any manner and
disclosed in any manner, by authorized personnel. THERE IS NO
RIGHT OF PRIVACY IN THIS SYSTEM. System personnel may
disclose any potential evidence of crime found on DOE computer
systems to appropriate authorities. USE OF THIS SYSTEM BY ANY
USER, AUTHORIZED OR UNAUTHORIZED, CONSTITUTES
CONSENT TO THIS AUDITING, INTERCEPTION, RECORDING,
READING, COPYING, CAPTURING, and DISCLOSURE OF
COMPUTER ACTIVITY.
**WARNING**WARNING**WARNING**WARNING**
Low Moderate High
AC-8 (1) AC-8 (1) AC-8 (1)
AC-9 PREVIOUS LOGON NOTIFICATION
Control: Upon successful logon, the information system notifies the user of the
date and time of the last logon and the number of unsuccessful logon attempts
since the last successful logon.
Supplemental Guidance: None.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected Not Selected Not Selected
AC-10 CONCURRENT SESSION CONTROL
Control: The information system limits the number of concurrent sessions for any
user [Assignment: number of sessions, as defined in the information system
SSP].
Supplemental Guidance: None.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected Not Selected AC-10
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AC-11 SESSION LOCK
Control: The information system prevents further access to the system by
initiating a session lock after [Assignment: organization-defined time period] of
inactivity, and the session lock remains in effect until the user reestablishes access
using appropriate identification and authentication procedures.
Supplemental Guidance: Users can directly initiate session lock mechanisms. A
session lock is not a substitute for logging out of the information system.
Organization-defined time periods of inactivity comply with federal policy; for
example, in accordance with OMB Memorandum 06-16, the organization-defined
time period is no greater than thirty minutes for remote access and portable
devices.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected AC-11 AC-11
AC-12 SESSION TERMINATION
Control: The information system automatically terminates a remote session after
[Assignment: time period specified in the information system SSP of no greater
than 30 minutes].
Supplemental Guidance: A remote session is initiated whenever an organizational
information system is accessed by a user (or an information system)
communicating through an external, non-organization-controlled network (e.g.,
the Internet).
Control Enhancements:
(1) Automatic session termination applies to local and remote sessions.
(2) Re-authentication of remote users after inactivity timeout is required.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected AC-12 (2) AC-12 (1)(2)
AC-13 SUPERVISION AND REVIEW—ACCESS CONTROL
Control: The organization supervises and reviews the activities of users with
respect to the enforcement and usage of information system access controls.
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Supplemental Guidance: The organization reviews audit records (e.g., user
activity logs) for inappropriate activities in accordance with organizational
procedures. The organization investigates any unusual information system-related
activities and periodically reviews changes to access authorizations. The
organization reviews more frequently the activities of users with significant
information system roles and responsibilities.
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The extent of the audit record reviews is based on the FIPS 199 impact level of
the information system. For example, for low-impact systems, it is not intended
that security logs be reviewed frequently for every workstation, but rather at
central points such as a web proxy or email servers and when specific
circumstances warrant review of other audit records. NIST SP 800-92 provides
guidance on computer security log management.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization employs automated mechanisms to facilitate the review
of user activities.
Low Moderate High
AC-13 AC-13(1) AC-13 (1)
AC-14 PERMITTED ACTIONS WITHOUT IDENTIFICATION OR
AUTHENTICATION
Control: The organization identifies and documents specific user actions that can
be performed on the information system without identification or authentication.
Supplemental Guidance: The organization allows limited user activity without
identification and authentication for public websites or other publicly available
information systems (e.g., individuals accessing a federal information system at
http://www.firstgov.gov).
Related Security Control: IA-2.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization permits actions to be performed without identification
and authentication only to the extent necessary to accomplish mission
objectives.
Low Moderate High
AC-14 AC-14 (1) AC-14 (1)
http://www.firstgov.gov/
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AC-15 AUTOMATED MARKING
Control: The information system marks output using standard naming
conventions to identify any special dissemination, handling, or distribution
instructions.
Supplemental Guidance: Automated marking refers to markings employed on
external media (e.g., hardcopy documents output from the information system).
The markings used in external marking are distinguished from the labels used on
internal data structures described in AC-16.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected Not Selected AC-15
AC-16 AUTOMATED LABELING
Control: The information system appropriately labels information in storage, in
process, and in transmission.
Supplemental Guidance: Automated labeling refers to labels employed on internal
data structures (e.g., records, files) within the information system. Information
labeling is accomplished in accordance with:
access control requirements;
special dissemination, handling, or distribution instructions; or
as otherwise required to enforce information system security policy.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected Not Selected Not Selected
AC-17 REMOTE ACCESS
Control: The organization authorizes, monitors, and controls all methods of
remote access to the information system.
Supplemental Guidance: Remote access is any access to an organizational
information system by a user (or an information system) communicating from
outside the accreditation boundary.
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Examples of remote access methods include dial-up, broadband, and wireless.
Remote access controls are applicable to information systems other than public
web servers or systems specifically designed for public access.
The organization restricts access achieved through dial-up connections (e.g.,
limiting dial-up access based upon source of request) or protects against
unauthorized connections or subversion of authorized connections (e.g., using
virtual private network technology).
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NIST SP 800-63 provides guidance on remote electronic authentication. If the
Federal personal identity verification (PIV) credential is used as an identification
token where cryptographic token-based access control is employed, the access
control system conforms to the requirements of FIPS 201 and NIST SPs 800-73
and 800-78. DOE N 206.4, Personal Identity Verification, also contains DOE
requirements related to authorization credentials and their issuance.
NIST SP 800-77 provides guidance on IPsec-based virtual private networks.
Related Security Control: IA-2.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization employs automated mechanisms to facilitate the
monitoring and control of remote access methods.
(2) The organization uses cryptography to protect the confidentiality and
integrity of remote access sessions.
(3) The organization controls all remote accesses through a limited number of
managed access control points.
(4) The organization permits remote access for privileged functions only for
compelling operational needs and documents the rationale for such access
in the security plan for the information system.
(5) Remote access is initially granted and annually revalidated, by the
user’s supervisor or manager, based on authorized business needs,
including scientific and other collaborative activities.
(6) Privileged users and administrators using remote access utilize
multi-factor authentication and a trusted path capability (e.g., Virtual
Private Network (VPN), Protected Transmission System (PTS),
transmission medium and connection points under DOE physical
control, etc.) for initial sign-on/logon.
(7) Systems allowing remote access use two-factor authentication and a
trusted path (e.g., VPN, PTS, transmission medium and connection
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points under DOE physical control, etc.) for general user remote
access initial sign-on/logon.
Low Moderate High
AC-17 (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6) AC-17 (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7) AC-17 (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)
AC-18 WIRELESS ACCESS RESTRICTIONS
Control: The organization:
establishes usage restrictions and implementation guidance for wireless
technologies and
authorizes, monitors, controls wireless access to the information system,
including:
o Identification of conditions and definition of policies for
introducing wireless portable/mobile systems into areas where
sensitive unclassified and classified information is being
processed.
o Assessment of the risks to the confidentiality, integrity, and
availability of operating unit information resources in the
context of wireless networking devices to include the entire
spatial volume of transmitted/received signal capability.
o Roles, responsibilities, and training of all key personnel
responsible for approval, implementation, oversight, and use of
wireless networks or devices.
o Controls used to reduce/eliminate the DOE
TEMPEST/Technical Security Countermeasures (TSCM)
concerns (e.g., wireless, audio, video, infrared, etc.) when
allowing the operation of wireless devices in security areas.
o Controls used to ensure that interconnection of wireless
portable/mobile systems is made only to an information system
that is accredited for the interconnection.
Supplemental Guidance: NIST SPs 800-48 and 800-97 provide guidance on
wireless network security. NIST SP 800-94 provides guidance on wireless
intrusion detection and prevention.
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Control Enhancements:
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(1) The organization uses authentication and encryption to protect wireless
access to the information system.
(2) The organization scans for unauthorized wireless access points
[Assignment: organization-defined frequency] and takes appropriate action
if such an access points are discovered.
Enhancement Supplemental Guidance: An organization conducts a thorough scan
for unauthorized wireless access points in facilities containing high-impact
information systems. The scan is not limited to only those areas within the facility
containing the high-impact information systems.
Low Moderate High
AC-18 AC-18 (1)(2) AC-18 (1)(2)
AC-19 ACCESS CONTROL FOR PORTABLE AND MOBILE DEVICES
Control: The organization:
establishes usage restrictions and implementation guidance for
organization-controlled portable and mobile devices and
authorizes, monitors, and controls device access to organizational
information systems.
Supplemental Guidance: Portable and mobile devices (e.g., notebook computers,
personal digital assistants, cellular telephones, and other computing and
communications devices with network connectivity and the capability of
periodically operating in different physical locations) are only allowed access to
organizational information systems in accordance with organizational security
policies and procedures. Security policies and procedures include
device identification and authentication,
implementation of mandatory protective software (e.g., malicious code
detection, firewall),
configuration management,
scanning devices for malicious code,
updating virus protection software,
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scanning for critical software updates and patches,
conducting primary operating system (and possibly other resident
software) integrity checks, and
disabling unnecessary hardware (e.g., wireless, infrared).
Protecting information residing on portable and mobile devices (e.g., employing
cryptographic mechanisms to provide confidentiality and integrity protections
during storage and while in transit when outside of controlled areas) is covered in
the media protection family.
Related Security Controls: MP-4, MP-5.
Control Enhancements:
(1) Portable/mobile devices used to process SUI or in any area where SUI
is processed and taken outside the United States, other than the
assigned user's primary work location are subjected to a hardware
and/or software technical review process upon return to detect
unauthorized software, firmware, or hardware changes.
(2) All portable/mobile devices that process, display, store, or transmit
SUI apply administrative and/or physical controls to reduce/eliminate
TSCM concerns when operated in security areas.
Low Moderate High
AC-19 (1)(2) AC-19(1)(2) AC-19(1)(2)
AC-20 USE OF EXTERNAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Control: The organization establishes terms and conditions for authorized
individuals to:
access the information system from an external information system and
process, store, and/or transmit organization-controlled information using
an external information system.
Supplemental Guidance: External information systems are information systems or
components of information systems that are outside of the accreditation boundary
established by the organization and for which the organization typically has no
direct control over the application of required security controls or the assessment
of security control effectiveness. External information systems include, but are not
limited to—
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personally owned information systems (e.g., computers, cellular
telephones, or personal digital assistants);
privately owned computing and communications devices resident in
commercial or public facilities (e.g., hotels, convention centers, or
airports);
information systems owned or controlled by nonfederal governmental
organizations; and
federal information systems that are not owned by, operated by, or under
the direct control of the organization.
Authorized individuals include organizational personnel, contractors, or any
other individuals with authorized access to the organizational information
system.
This control does not apply to the use of external information systems to
access organizational information systems and information that are intended
for public access (e.g., individuals accessing federal information through
public interfaces to organizational information systems).
The organization establishes terms and conditions for the use of external
information systems in accordance with organizational security policies and
procedures. The terms and conditions address as a minimum:
the types of applications that can be accessed on the organizational
information system from the external information system and
the maximum FIPS 199 security category of information that can be
processed, stored, and transmitted on the external information system.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization prohibits authorized individuals from using an external
information system to access the information system or to process, store,
or transmit organization-controlled information except in situations where
the organization:
can verify the employment of required security controls on the
external system as specified in the organization’s information
security policy and system security plan or
has approved information system connection or processing
agreements with the organizational entity hosting the external
information system.
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(2) The organization has identified specific operational environments,
and associated policies, within which the use of External Information
Systems will be permitted and the process to determine the network
boundaries of these systems.
(3) The organization governs the use and disposition of External
Information Systems that have been or are being used to access,
collect, create, process, transmit, disseminate, or store sensitive
unclassified information.
Low Moderate High
AC-20 AC-20 (1)(2)(3) AC-20 (1)(2)(3)
3. AWARENESS AND TRAINING CONTROLS. Cyber security awareness consists of
reminders that focus the user’s attention on the concept of cyber security in the user’s
daily routine. Awareness provides a general cognizance or mindfulness of one’s actions,
and the consequences of those actions. Cyber security training develops skills and
knowledge so computer users can perform their jobs more securely and build in-depth
knowledge, producing relevant and necessary security skills and competencies in those
who access or manage DOE, including NNSA, information and resources.
Table 3. Awareness and Training Controls
Awareness and Training
Control
Number Control Name
Control Baselines
Low Moderate High
AT-1 Security Awareness and Training
Policy and Procedures
AT-1 AT-1 AT-1
AT-2 Security Awareness AT-2 AT-2 AT-2
AT-3 Security Training AT-3 AT-3 AT-3
AT-4 Security Training Records AT-4 AT-4 AT-4
AT-5 Contact with Security Groups
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and Associations
Not
Selected
Not
Selected
Not
Selected
AT-1 SECURITY AWARENESS AND TRAINING POLICY AND PROCEDURES
Control: The organization develops, disseminates, and periodically
reviews/updates:
a formal, documented, security awareness and training policy that
addresses purpose, scope, roles, responsibilities, management
commitment, coordination among organizational entities, and
compliance and
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formal, documented procedures to facilitate the implementation of the
security awareness and training policy and associated security awareness
and training controls.
Supplemental Guidance: The security awareness and training policy and
procedures are consistent with applicable laws, Executive orders, directives,
policies, regulations, standards, and guidance. NIST SPs 800-16 and 800-50
provide guidance on security awareness and training. NIST SP 800-12 provides
guidance on security policies and procedures.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
AT-1 AT-1 AT-1
AT-2 SECURITY AWARENESS
Control: The organization provides basic security awareness training to all
information system users (including managers and senior executives) within 5
work days of starting in their formal capacity and before authorizing access
to the system, when required by system changes, and [Assignment:
organization-defined frequency, at least annually] thereafter. The content of
organizational security awareness training will incorporate security
awareness training competencies provided by the DOE CIO.
Supplemental Guidance: The organization determines the appropriate content
of security awareness training based on the specific requirements of the
organization and the information systems to which personnel have authorized
access. The organization’s security awareness program is consistent with the
requirements contained in Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 930.301,
the guidance in NIST SP 800-50, and incorporates the requirements of the
DOE CIO cyber security awareness and training program.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
AT-2 AT-2 AT-2
AT-3 SECURITY TRAINING
Control: The organization identifies personnel that have significant information
system security roles and responsibilities during the system development life
cycle, documents those roles and responsibilities, and provides appropriate
information system security training:
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before authorizing access to the system or performing assigned duties,
when required by system changes, and
[Assignment: organization-defined frequency, at least every 2 years]
thereafter.
The content of all required role-based training courses and modules will
incorporate role based training competencies provided by the DOE CIO.
Supplemental Guidance: The organization determines the appropriate content
of security training based on the specific requirements of the organization and
the information systems to which personnel have authorized access. In addition,
the organization provides system managers, system and network administrators,
and other personnel having access to system-level software, adequate technical
training to perform their assigned duties. The organization’s security training
program is consistent with the requirements contained in 5 CFR930.301, the
guidance in NIST SP 800-50, and incorporates the requirements of the DOE
CIO cyber security awareness and training program.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
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AT-3 AT-3 AT-3
AT-4 SECURITY TRAINING RECORDS
Control: The organization documents and monitors individual information
system security training activities including basic security awareness training
and specific information system security training.
Supplemental Guidance: None.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
AT-4 AT-4 AT-4
AT-5 CONTACTS WITH SECURITY GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Control: The organization establishes and maintains contacts with special
interest groups, specialized forums, professional associations, news groups,
and/or peer groups of security professionals in similar organizations to stay up
to date with the latest recommended security practices, techniques, and
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technologies and to share the latest security-related information including
threats, vulnerabilities, and incidents.
Supplemental Guidance: To facilitate ongoing security education and training
for organizational personnel in an environment of rapid technology changes and
dynamic threats, the organization establishes and institutionalizes contacts with
selected groups and associations within the security community. The groups
and associations selected are in keeping with the organization’s mission
requirements. Information sharing activities regarding threats, vulnerabilities,
and incidents related to information systems are consistent with applicable
laws, Executive orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and
guidance.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected Not Selected Not Selected
4. AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY CONTROLS. Audit trails maintain a record of
system activity by system or application processes and by user activity. In conjunction
with appropriate tools and procedures, audit trails can support individual accountability, a
means to reconstruct events, detect intrusions, and identify problems. System audit trails,
or event logs, provide a record of events in support of activities to monitor and enforce
the information system security policy. NIST SP 800-12, An Introduction to Computer
Security: The NIST Handbook, Chapter 18, describes an event as any action that happens
on a computer system, such as logging into a system, executing a program, or opening a
file.
Table 4. Audit and Accountability Controls
Audit and Accountability
Control
Number Control Name
Control Baselines
Low Moderate High
AU-1 Audit and Accountability Policy and
Procedures
AU-1 AU-1 AU-1
AU-2 Auditable Events AU-2 AU-2 (2)(3) AU-2
(1)(2)(3)
AU-3 Content of Audit Records AU-3 AU-3 (1) AU-3 (1) (2)
AU-4 Audit Storage Capacity AU-4 AU-4 AU-4
AU-5 Response to Audit Processing Failures AU-5 AU-5 AU-5 (1)(2)
AU-6 Audit Monitoring, Analysis, and
Reporting
AU-6 AU-6 (2) AU-6 (1)(2)
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-12/handbook.pdf
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-12/handbook.pdf
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Audit and Accountability
Control
Number Control Name
Control Baselines
Low Moderate High
AU-7 Audit Reduction and Report
Generation
AU-7 AU-7 (1) AU-7 (1)
AU-8 Time Stamps AU-8 AU-8 (1) AU-8 (1)
AU-9 Protection of Audit Information AU-9 AU-9 AU-9
AU-10 Non-repudiation Not Selected Not Selected Not Selected
AU-11 Audit Retention AU-11 AU-11 AU-11
AU-1 AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY POLICY AND PROCEDURES
Control: The organization develops, disseminates, and periodically
reviews/updates:
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a formal, documented, audit and accountability policy that addresses
purpose, scope, roles, responsibilities, management commitment,
coordination among organizational entities, and compliance and
formal, documented procedures to facilitate the implementation of the
audit and accountability policy and associated audit and accountability
controls.
Supplemental Guidance: The audit and accountability policy and procedures are
consistent with applicable laws, Executive orders, directives, policies, regulations,
standards, and guidance. NIST SP 800-12 provides guidance on security policies
and procedures.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
AU-1 AU-1 AU-1
AU-2 AUDITABLE EVENTS
Control: The information system generates audit records for the following
events: [Assignment: auditable events as described in the information system
SSP].
Supplemental Guidance: The purpose of this control is to identify important
events which need to be audited as significant and relevant to the security of the
information system.
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The organization specifies which information system components carry out
auditing activities. Auditing activity can affect information system performance.
Therefore, the organization decides, based upon a risk assessment, which events
require auditing on a continuous basis and which events require auditing in
response to specific situations.
Audit records can be generated at various levels of abstraction, including at the
packet level as information traverse the network. Selecting the right level of
abstraction for audit record generation is a critical aspect of an audit capability
and can facilitate the identification of root causes to problems. Additionally, the
security audit function is coordinated with the network health and status
monitoring function to enhance the mutual support between the two functions by
the selection of information to be recorded by each function.
The checklists and configuration guides at http://csrc.nist.gov/pcig/cig.html
provide recommended lists of auditable events. The organization defines
auditable events that are adequate to support after-the-fact investigations of
security incidents. NIST SP 800-92 provides guidance on computer security log
management.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The information system provides the capability to compile audit records
from multiple components throughout the system into a system-wide
(logical or physical), time-correlated audit trail.
(2) The information system provides the capability to manage the selection of
events to be audited by individual components of the system.
(3) The organization periodically reviews and updates the list of
organization-defined auditable events.
Low Moderate High
AU-2 AU-2 (2)(3) AU-2 (1)(2)(3)
AU-3 CONTENT OF AUDIT RECORDS
Control: The information system produces audit records that contain sufficient
information to establish what events occurred, the sources of the events, and the
outcomes of the events.
Supplemental Guidance: Audit record content includes, for most audit records:
date and time of the event,
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the component of the information system (e.g., software component,
hardware component) where the event occurred,
type of event,
user/subject identity, and
the outcome (success or failure) of the event. NIST SP 800-92 provides
guidance on computer security log management.
Control Enhancements:
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(1) The information system provides the capability to include additional, more
detailed information in the audit records for audit events identified by
type, location, or subject.
(2) The information system provides the capability to centrally manage the
content of audit records generated by individual components throughout
the system.
Low Moderate High
AU-3 AU-3 (1) AU-3 (1)(2)
AU-4 AUDIT STORAGE CAPACITY
Control: The organization allocates sufficient audit record storage capacity and
configures auditing to reduce the likelihood of such capacity being exceeded.
Supplemental Guidance: The organization provides sufficient audit storage
capacity, taking into account the auditing to be performed and the online audit
processing requirements.
Related Security Controls: AU-2, AU-5, AU-6, AU-7, SI-4.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
AU-4 AU-4 AU-4
AU-5 RESPONSE TO AUDIT PROCESSING FAILURES
Control: The information system alerts appropriate organizational officials in the
event of an audit processing failure and takes the following additional actions:
[Assignment: organization-defined actions to be taken (e.g., shut down
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information system, overwrite oldest audit records, stop generating audit
records)].
Supplemental Guidance: Audit processing failures include, for example,
software/hardware errors, failures in the audit capturing mechanisms, and audit
storage capacity being reached or exceeded.
Related Security Control: AU-4.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The information system provides a warning when allocated audit record
storage volume reaches [Assignment: the percentage of maximum audit
record storage capacity, as specified in the information system SSP].
(2) The information system provides a real-time alert when the audit failure
events occur: [Assignment: audit failure events requiring real-time
alerts, as specified in the information system SSP].
Low Moderate High
AU-5 AU-5 AU-5 (1)(2)
AU-6 AUDIT MONITORING, ANALYSIS, AND REPORTING
Control: The organization regularly reviews/analyzes information system audit
records for indications of inappropriate or unusual activity, investigates
suspicious activity or suspected violations, reports findings to appropriate
officials, and takes necessary actions.
Supplemental Guidance: Organizations increase the level of audit monitoring
and analysis activity within the information system whenever there is an
indication of increased risk to organizational operations, organizational assets, or
individuals based on law enforcement information, intelligence information, or
other credible sources of information.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization employs automated mechanisms to integrate audit
monitoring, analysis, and reporting into an overall process for
investigation and response to suspicious activities.
(2) The organization employs automated mechanisms to alert security
personnel of the following inappropriate or unusual activities with
security implications: [Assignment: list of inappropriate or unusual
activities that are to result in alerts as specified in the information
system SSP].
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Low Moderate High
AU-6 AU-6 (2) AU-6 (1)(2)
AU-7 AUDIT REDUCTION AND REPORT GENERATION
Control: The information system provides an audit reduction and report
generation capability.
Supplemental Guidance: Audit reduction, review, and reporting tools support
after-the-fact investigations of security incidents without altering original audit
records.
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Control Enhancements:
(1) The information system provides the capability to automatically process
audit records for events of interest based upon selectable, event criteria.
Low Moderate High
AU-7 AU-7 (1) AU-7 (1)
AU-8 TIME STAMPS
Control: The information system provides time stamps for use in audit record
generation.
Supplemental Guidance: Time stamps (including date and time) of audit records
are generated using internal system clocks.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization synchronizes internal information system clocks
[Assignment: organization-defined frequency].
Low Moderate High
AU-8 AU-8 (1) AU-8 (1)
AU-9 PROTECTION OF AUDIT INFORMATION
Control: The information system protects audit information and audit tools from
unauthorized access, modification, and deletion.
Supplemental Guidance: Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit
records, audit settings, and audit reports) needed to successfully audit
information system activity.
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Control Enhancements:
(1) The information system produces audit records on hardware-enforced,
write-once media.
Low Moderate High
AU-9 AU-9 AU-9
AU-10 NON-REPUDIATION
Control: The information system provides the capability to determine whether a
given individual took a particular action.
Supplemental Guidance: Examples of particular actions taken by individuals
include creating information, sending a message, approving information (e.g.,
indicating concurrence or signing a contract), and receiving a message.
Non-repudiation protects against later false claims by an individual of not having
taken a specific action. Non-repudiation protects individuals against later claims
by an author of not having authored a particular document, a sender of not
having transmitted a message, a receiver of not having received a message, or a
signatory of not having signed a document. Non-repudiation services can be used
to determine if information originated from an individual, or if an individual
took specific actions (e.g., sending an email, signing a contract, approving a
procurement request) or received specific information. Non-repudiation services
are obtained by employing various techniques or mechanisms (e.g., digital
signatures, digital message receipts, time stamps).
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected Not Selected Not Selected
AU-11 AUDIT RECORD RETENTION
Control: The organization retains audit records for [Assignment: a time period
defined in the information system SSP and consistent with Departmental
retention periods] to provide support for after-the-fact investigations of security
incidents and to meet regulatory and organizational information retention
requirements.
Supplemental Guidance: The organization retains audit records until it is
determined that they are no longer needed for administrative, legal, audit, or
other operational purposes. This includes, for example, retention and availability
of audit records relative to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests,
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subpoena, and law enforcement actions. Standard categorizations of audit
records relative to such types of actions and standard response processes for each
type of action are developed and disseminated. NIST SP 800-61 provides
guidance on computer security incident handling and audit record retention.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
AU-11 AU-11 AU-11
5. CERTIFICATION, ACCREDITATION, AND SECURITY ASSESSMENTS
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CONTROLS. Certification and Accreditation (C&A) is the process of formal
assessment, testing (certification), and acceptance (accreditation) of system security
controls that protect information systems and data stored in and processed by those
systems. It is a process that encompasses the system’s life cycle and ensures that the risk
of operating a system is recognized, evaluated, and accepted. The C&A process
implements the concept of “adequate security,” or security commensurate with risk,
including the magnitude of harm resulting from the unauthorized access, use, disclosure,
disruption, modification, or destruction of information, which is defined in OMB Circular
A-130.
Table 5. Certification, Accreditation, and Security Assessments Controls
Certification, Accreditation, and Security Assessments
Control
Number
Control Name
Control Baselines
Low Moderate High
CA-1 Certification, Accreditation, and Security
Assessment Policies and Procedures CA-1 (1) CA-1 (1) CA-1 (1)
CA-2 Security Assessments CA-2 CA-2 CA-2
CA-3 Information System Connections CA-3 (1) CA-3 (1) CA-3 (1)
CA-4 Security Certification CA-4 (1)(2) CA-4 (1)(2) CA-4 (1)(2)
CA-5 Plan of Action and Milestones CA-5 CA-5 CA-5
CA-6 Security Accreditation CA-6 (1)(2) CA-6 (1)(2) CA-6 (1)(2)
CA-7 Continuous Monitoring CA-7 (2) CA-7 (2) CA-7 (1)(2)
CA-1 CERTIFICATION, ACCREDITATION, AND SECURITY ASSESSMENT
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Control: The organization develops, disseminates, and periodically
reviews/updates:
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formal, documented, security assessment and certification and
accreditation policies that address purpose, scope, roles, responsibilities,
management commitment, coordination among organizational entities, and
compliance and
formal, documented procedures to facilitate the implementation of the
security assessment and certification and accreditation policies and
associated assessment, certification, and accreditation controls.
Supplemental Guidance: The security assessment and certification and
accreditation policies and procedures are consistent with applicable laws,
Executive orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance. The
organization defines what constitutes a significant change to the information
system to achieve consistent security reaccreditations. NIST SP 800-53A provides
guidance on security control assessments. NIST SP 800-37 provides guidance on
security certification and accreditation. NIST SP 800-12 provides guidance on
security policies and procedures.
Control Enhancements:
(1) Each information system is accredited using one of the following
forms of accreditation.
System accreditation for a single information system operating
under a single System Security Plan (SSP). Accreditation is based
on information system certification.
Site accreditation is used to accredit multiple instances of an
information system where all identical installations (instantiations)
of the information system are located at an operating unit
facilities. Each instantiation of the information system is
implemented using the same SSP. Accreditation is based on the
certification of the first system and the approval of processes for
testing and certifying additional instantiations. The authority to
operate additional instantiations under the SSP is based on
successful completion of the follow-on processes described in the
SSP.
Type accreditation is used to accredit multiple instances of an
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information system where instantiations of the information system
are located at different operating unit facility(ies). A single DAA is
responsible for the system. Each instantiation of the information
system has been implemented using the same SSP. Accreditation is
based on the certification of the first system and approval of
processes for testing and certifying additional instantiations. The
authority to operate additional instantiations under the SSP is
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based on successful completion of the follow-on processes
described in the SSP.
Low Moderate High
CA-1 (1) CA-1 (1) CA-1 (1)
CA-2 SECURITY ASSESSMENTS
Control: The organization conducts an assessment of all the security controls in
the information system [Assignment: organization-defined frequency, at least
annually] to determine the extent to which the controls are implemented correctly,
operating as intended, and producing the desired outcome with respect to meeting
the security requirements for the system.
Supplemental Guidance: This control is intended to support the FISMA
requirement that the management, operational, and technical controls in each
information system contained in the inventory of major information systems be
assessed with a frequency depending on risk, but no less than annually. The
FISMA requirement for (at least) annual security control assessments should not
be interpreted by organizations as adding additional assessment requirements to
those requirements already in place in the security certification and accreditation
process. To satisfy the annual FISMA assessment requirement, organizations can
draw upon the security control assessment results from any of the following
sources, including but not limited to:
security certifications conducted as part of an information system
accreditation or reaccreditation process (see CA-4),
continuous monitoring activities (see CA-7), or
testing and evaluation of the information system as part of the ongoing
system development life cycle process (provided that the testing and
evaluation results are current and relevant to the determination of security
control effectiveness).
Existing security assessment results are reused to the extent that they are still valid
and are supplemented with additional assessments as needed. Reuse of assessment
information is critical in achieving a broad-based, cost-effective, and fully
integrated security program capable of producing the needed evidence to
determine the actual security status of the information system.
OMB does not require an annual assessment of all security controls employed in
an organizational information system. In accordance with OMB policy,
organizations will annually assess a subset of the security controls based on:
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the FIPS 199 security categorization of the information system,
the specific security controls selected and employed by the organization to
protect the information system, and
the level of assurance (or confidence) that the organization will have in
determining the effectiveness of the security controls in the information
system.
It is expected that the organization will assess all of the security controls in the
information system during the three-year accreditation cycle. The organization can
use the current year’s assessment results obtained during security certification to
meet the annual FISMA assessment requirement (see CA-4). NIST SP 800-53A
provides guidance on security control assessments to include reuse of existing
assessment results.
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Related Security Controls: CA-4, CA-6, CA-7, SA-11.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
CA-2 CA-2 CA-2
CA-3 INFORMATION SYSTEM CONNECTIONS
Control: The organization authorizes all connections from the information system
to other information systems outside of the accreditation boundary through the use
of system connection agreements and monitors/controls the system connections on
an ongoing basis.
Supplemental Guidance: Since FIPS 199 security categorizations apply to
individual information systems, the organization carefully considers the risks that
may be introduced when systems are connected to other information systems with
different security requirements and security controls, both within the organization
and external to the organization. Risk considerations also include information
systems sharing the same networks. NIST SP 800-47 provides guidance on
connecting information systems.
Related Security Controls: SC-7, SA-9.
Control Enhancements:
(1) All agreements and authorizations related to interconnected systems
(i.e., Memoranda of Understanding and Interconnection Security
Agreements) are documented in the SSP.
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Enhancement Supplemental Guidance: The MOU details the management
agreement and describes responsibilities between organizations with
interconnected information systems. The ISA specifies the technical security
implementation of the interconnections between two systems.
Low Moderate High
CA-3 (1) CA-3 (1) CA-3 (1)
CA-4 SECURITY CERTIFICATION
Control: The organization conducts an assessment of all the security controls in
the information system to determine the extent to which the controls are
implemented correctly, operating as intended, and producing the desired outcome
with respect to meeting the security requirements for the system.
Under a ―system‖ form of accreditation, each control is subjected to
an assessment (security test and evaluation) process.
Under a ―site or type‖ form of accreditation, each control of the first
installation (i.e., instantiation) of a system is subjected to an
assessment process, and accreditation of additional instantiation
(identical installation) is based on a subset of the assessment
procedures used for the first instantiation.
Supplemental Guidance: A security certification is conducted by the organization
in support of the OMB Circular A-130, Appendix III requirement for accrediting
the information system. The security certification is a key factor in all security
accreditation (i.e., authorization) decisions and is integrated into and spans the
system development life cycle. The organization assesses all security controls in
an information system during the initial security accreditation. Subsequent to the
initial accreditation and in accordance with OMB policy, the organization assesses
a subset of the controls annually during continuous monitoring (see CA-7). The
organization can use the current year’s assessment results obtained during security
certification to meet the annual FISMA assessment requirement (see CA-2). NIST
SP 800-53A provides guidance on security control assessments. NIST SP 800-37
provides guidance on security certification and accreditation.
Related Security Controls: CA-2, CA-6, SA-11.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization employs an independent certification agent or
certification team to conduct an assessment of the security controls in the
information system.
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Enhancement Supplemental Guidance: An independent certification agent or
certification team is any individual or group capable of conducting an impartial
assessment of an organizational information system. Impartiality implies that the
assessors are free from any perceived or actual conflicts of interest with respect to
the developmental, operational, and/or management chain of command associated
with the information system or to the determination of security control
effectiveness.
Independent security certification services can be obtained from other elements
within the organization or can be contracted to a public or private sector entity
outside of the organization.
Contracted certification services are considered independent if the information
system owner is not directly involved in the contracting process or cannot unduly
influence the independence of the certification agent or certification team
conducting the assessment of the security controls in the information system.
The authorizing official decides on the required level of certifier independence
based on the criticality and sensitivity of the information system and the ultimate
risk to organizational operations and organizational assets, and to individuals.
The authorizing official determines if the level of certifier independence is
sufficient to provide confidence that the assessment results produced are sound
and can be used to make a credible, risk-based decision. In special situations, for
example when the organization that owns the information system is small or the
organizational structure requires that the assessment of the security controls be
accomplished by individuals that are in the developmental, operational, and/or
management chain of the system owner or authorizing official, independence in
the certification process can be achieved by ensuring the assessment results are
carefully reviewed and analyzed by an independent team of experts to validate the
completeness, consistency, and veracity of the results.
The authorizing official should consult with the Office of the Inspector General,
the senior agency information security officer, and the chief information officer to
fully discuss the implications of any decisions on certifier independence in the
types of special circumstances described above.
(2) Assessment procedures are approved by the DAA prior to the
beginning of the assessment process.
Low Moderate High
CA-4 (1)(2) CA-4 (1)(2) CA-4 (1)(2)
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CA-5 PLAN OF ACTION AND MILESTONES
Control: The organization develops and updates [Assignment:
organization-defined frequency], a plan of action and milestones for the
information system that documents the organization’s planned, implemented, and
evaluated remedial actions to correct deficiencies noted during the assessment of
the security controls and to reduce or eliminate known vulnerabilities in the
system.
Supplemental Guidance: The plan of action and milestones is a key document in
the security accreditation package developed for the authorizing official and is
subject to federal reporting requirements established by OMB. The plan of action
and milestones updates are based on the findings from security control
assessments, security impact analyses, Federal Desktop Core Configuration
compliance assessments, and continuous monitoring activities. OMB FISMA
reporting guidance contains instructions regarding organizational plans of action
and milestones. NIST SP 800-37 provides guidance on the security certification
and accreditation of information systems. NIST SP 800-30 provides guidance on
risk mitigation.
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Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
CA-5 CA-5 CA-5
CA-6 SECURITY ACCREDITATION
Control: The organization authorizes (i.e., accredits) the information system for
processing before operations and updates the authorization [Assignment:
organization-defined frequency, at least every three years] or when there is a
significant change to the system or its logical, physical, or operational
environment..
Supplemental Guidance: OMB Circular A-130, Appendix III, establishes policy
for security accreditations of federal information systems. The organization
assesses the security controls employed within the information system before
and in support of the security accreditation. Security assessments conducted in
support of security accreditations are called security certifications. The security
accreditation of an information system is not a static process. Through the
employment of a comprehensive continuous monitoring process (the fourth and
final phase of the certification and accreditation process), the critical
information contained in the accreditation package (i.e., the system security
plan, the security assessment report, and the plan of action and milestones) is
updated on an ongoing basis providing the authorizing official and the
information system owner with an up-to-date status of the security state of the
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information system. To reduce the administrative burden of the three-year
reaccreditation process, the authorizing official uses the results of the ongoing
continuous monitoring process to the maximum extent possible as the basis for
rendering a reaccreditation decision. NIST SP 800-37 provides guidance on the
security certification and accreditation of information systems.
Related Security Controls: CA-2, CA-4, CA-7.
Control Enhancements:
(1) Each general support system (GSS) or major application (MA) is
accredited or have interim approval to operate (IATO) from the
designated approving authority (DAA) before any DOE/Government
information is processed, created, transmitted, etc. on the system.
(2) The DAA withdraws accreditation based on determination that the
risk to the information is no longer acceptable.
Low Moderate High
CA-6 (1)(2) CA-6 (1)(2) CA-6 (1)(2)
CA-7 CONTINUOUS MONITORING
Control: The organization monitors the security controls in the information
system on an ongoing basis.
Supplemental Guidance: Continuous monitoring activities include
configuration management and control of information system components,
security impact analyses of changes to the system, ongoing assessment of
security controls, and status reporting. The organization assesses all security
controls in an information system during the initial security accreditation.
Subsequent to the initial accreditation and in accordance with OMB policy, the
organization assesses a subset of the controls annually during continuous
monitoring. The selection of an appropriate subset of security controls is based
on:
the FIPS 199 security categorization of the information system,
the specific security controls selected and employed by the organization
to protect the information system, and
the level of assurance (or grounds for confidence) that the organization
will have in determining the effectiveness of the security controls in the
information system.
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The organization establishes the selection criteria and subsequently selects a
subset of the security controls employed within the information system for
assessment. The organization also establishes the schedule for control monitoring
to ensure adequate coverage is achieved. Those security controls that are volatile
or critical to protecting the information system are assessed at least annually. All
other controls are assessed at least once during the information system’s
three-year accreditation cycle. The organization can use the current year’s
assessment results obtained during continuous monitoring to meet the annual
FISMA assessment requirement (see CA-2).
This control is closely related to and mutually supportive of the activities required
in monitoring configuration changes to the information system. An effective
continuous monitoring program results in ongoing updates to the information
system security plan, the security assessment report, and the plan of action and
milestones—the three principle documents in the security accreditation package.
A rigorous and well executed continuous monitoring process significantly reduces
the level of effort required for the reaccreditation of the information system. NIST
SP 800-37 provides guidance on the continuous monitoring process. NIST SP
800-53A provides guidance on the assessment of security controls.
Related Security Controls: CA-2, CA-4, CA-5, CA-6, CM-4.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization employs an independent certification agent or
certification team to monitor the security controls in the information
system on an ongoing basis.
(2) The organization employs a Security Content Automation Protocol
(SCAP) validated tool to monitor configurations of Windows XP and
Windows Vista computers.
Enhancement Supplemental Guidance: The organization can extend and
maximize the value of the ongoing assessment of security controls during the
continuous monitoring process by requiring an independent certification agent or
team to assess all of the security controls during the information system’s
three-year accreditation cycle.
Related Security Controls: CA-2, CA-4, CA-5, CA-6, CM-4.
Low Moderate High
CA-7 (2) CA-7 (2) CA-7(1)(2)
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6. CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT CONTROLS. Configuration Management
(CM) applies administration, technical direction, and surveillance to identify and
document functional and physical characteristics of a configuration item, control changes,
record and report change processing and implementation, and verify compliance with
specified requirements. It also provides for the Departmental implementation of National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP)800-70, Security
Configuration Checklists Program for IT Products—Guidance for Checklist Users and
Developers, and addresses the Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) mandated
by OMB.
Table 6. Configuration Management Controls
Configuration Management
Control
Number Control Name
Control Baselines
Low Moderate High
CM-1 Configuration Management Policy
and Procedures
CM-1(2)
CM-1 (1)(2)
CM-1 (1)(2)
CM-2 Baseline Configuration CM-2(3) CM-2 (1)(3) CM-2 (1)(2)(3)
CM-3 Configuration Change Control CM-3 CM-3 CM-3 (1)
CM-4 Monitoring Configuration Changes CM-4(1) CM-4(1) CM-4(1)
CM-5 Access Restrictions for Change CM-5 CM-5 CM-5 (1)
CM-6 Configuration Settings CM-6 (2)(3) CM-6 (2)(3)(4) CM-6 (1)(2)(3)
CM-7 Least Functionality CM-7 CM-7 CM-7 (1)
CM-8 Information System Component
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Inventory
CM-8 CM-8 (1) CM-8 (1)(2)
CM-1 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES
Control: The organization develops, disseminates, and periodically
reviews/updates:
a formal, documented, configuration management policy that addresses
purpose, scope, roles, responsibilities, management commitment,
coordination among organizational entities, and compliance and
formal, documented procedures to facilitate the implementation of the
configuration management policy and associated configuration
management controls.
Supplemental Guidance: The configuration management policy and procedures
are consistent with applicable laws, Executive orders, directives, policies,
regulations, standards, and guidance. NIST SP 800-12 provides guidance on
security policies and procedures.
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Control Enhancements:
(1) Configuration management for information systems includes the
following:
Information system and configuration item unique identification
and labeling
Design documentation, including system specification and
configuration item specifications
Configuration change identification, tracking, control, and history
Configuration status accounting to track changes from
identification to implementation to produce a new baseline
Security configuration checklist for operating system software,
application software, and hardware platforms
Configuration auditing to trace modifications to configuration
items for authorized changes
(2) Configuration management for information systems includes adoption
of the Federal Desktop Core Configurations (FDCC).
Low Moderate High
CM-1(2) CM-1 (1)(2) CM-1 (1)(2)
CM-2 BASELINE CONFIGURATION
Control: The organization develops, documents, and maintains a current baseline
configuration of the information system.
Supplemental Guidance: This control establishes a baseline configuration for the
information system. The baseline configuration provides information about a
particular component’s makeup (e.g., the standard software load for a workstation
or notebook computer including updated patch information) and the component’s
logical placement within the information system architecture. The baseline
configuration also provides the organization with a well-defined and documented
specification to which the information system is built and deviations, if required,
are documented in support of mission needs/objectives. The baseline
configuration of the information system is consistent with the DOE Enterprise
Architecture.
Related Security Controls: CM-6, CM-8.
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Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization updates the baseline configuration of the information
system as an integral part of information system component installations.
(2) The organization employs automated mechanisms to maintain an
up-to-date, complete, accurate, and readily available baseline configuration
of the information system.
(3) The information system baseline configuration includes the following
documentation:
system security plan (SSP),
contingency plan,
user and administrator guidance,
system component inventory,
configuration management plan (CMP), and
security testing and evaluation (assessment) procedures.
Low Moderate High
CM-2 (3) CM-2 (1)(3) CM-2 (1)(2)(3)
CM-3 CONFIGURATION CHANGE CONTROL
Control: The organization authorizes, documents, and controls changes to the
information system.
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Supplemental Guidance: The organization manages configuration changes to the
information system using an organizationally approved process (e.g., a chartered
Configuration Control Board). Configuration change control involves the
systematic proposal, justification, implementation, test/evaluation, review, and
disposition of changes to the information system, including upgrades and
modifications.
Configuration change control includes changes to the configuration settings for
information technology products (e.g., operating systems, firewalls, routers). The
organization includes emergency changes in the configuration change control
process, including changes resulting from the remediation of flaws. The approvals
to implement a change to the information system include successful results from
the security analysis of the change. The organization audits activities associated
with configuration changes to the information system.
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Related Security Controls: CM-4, CM-6, SI-2.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization employs automated mechanisms to:
document proposed changes to the information system,
notify appropriate approval authorities,
highlight approvals that have not been received in a timely manner,
inhibit change until necessary approvals are received; and,
document completed changes to the information system.
Low Moderate High
CM-3 CM-3 CM-3 (1)
CM-4 MONITORING CONFIGURATION CHANGES
Control: The organization monitors changes to the information system conducting
security impact analyses to determine the effects of the changes.
Supplemental Guidance: Prior to change implementation, and as part of the
change approval process, the organization analyzes changes to the information
system for potential security impacts. After the information system is changed
(including upgrades and modifications), the organization checks the security
features to verify that the features are still functioning properly. The organization
audits activities associated with configuration changes to the information system.
Monitoring configuration changes and conducting security impact analyses are
important elements with regard to the ongoing assessment of security controls in
the information system.
Related Security Control: CA-7.
Control Enhancements:
(1) Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) validated tool(s) is
used to monitor compliance of information systems against the FDCC
standard configuration baseline(s).
Low Moderate High
CM-4(1) CM-4(1) CM-4(1)
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CM-5 ACCESS RESTRICTIONS FOR CHANGE
Control: The organization:
approves individual access privileges and enforces physical and logical
access restrictions associated with changes to the information system and
generates, retains, and reviews records reflecting all such changes.
Supplemental Guidance: Planned or unplanned changes to the hardware, software,
and/or firmware components of the information system can have significant
effects on the overall security of the system. Accordingly, only qualified and
authorized individuals obtain access to information system components for
purposes of initiating changes, including upgrades, and modifications.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization employs automated mechanisms to enforce access
restrictions and support auditing of the enforcement actions.
Low Moderate High
CM-5 CM-5 CM-5 (1)
CM-6 CONFIGURATION SETTINGS
Control: The organization:
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establishes mandatory configuration settings for information technology
products employed within the information system,
configures the security settings of information technology products to the
most restrictive mode consistent with operational requirements,
documents the configuration settings, and
enforces the configuration settings in all components of the information
system.
Supplemental Guidance: Configuration settings are the configurable parameters of
the information technology products that compose the information system.
Organizations monitor and control changes to the configuration settings in
accordance with organizational policies and procedures. OMB FISMA reporting
instructions provide guidance on configuration requirements for federal
information systems. NIST SP 800-70 provides guidance on producing and using
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configuration settings for information technology products employed in
organizational information systems.
Related Security Controls: CM-2, CM-3, SI-4.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization employs automated mechanisms to centrally manage,
apply, and verify configuration settings.
(2) Organizations using Microsoft Windows XPTM or VistaTM
implement the minimum common Federal security configurations
(Federal Desktop Core Configuration [FDCC]) available from NIST
2
:
(a) Organizations document deviations from the FDCC.
(b) Organizations map each computer using Windows XP and/or
Vista to one of the following five environments/system roles:
1 Centrally Managed General Purpose Desktop - The
desktop systems run end-user productivity applications
(e.g., email clients, word processors). The desktop
systems are joined to a native Windows active directory
environment where the policy is managed through
Microsoft Group Policy Objects (GPO).
2 Centrally Managed General Purpose Laptop - laptop
systems run end-user productivity applications (e.g.,
email clients, word processors). The laptop systems are
joined to a native Windows active directory
environment where the policy is managed through
GPOs.
3 Development System - The systems are used to perform
development-related tasks.
4 Special Use System - The systems perform a special task
that does not fit into any of the above categories (e.g.,
laboratory/research systems, kiosk systems, SCADA
systems).
2 The Microsoft Windows XP and Vista security configurations are available at
http://fdcc.nist.gov/download_fdcc.html.
http://fdcc.nist.gov/download_fdcc.html
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5 Other - The systems cannot be grouped into any of the
above categories. This includes desktops and laptops
that are not centrally managed.
(3) Minimum Security Configurations other than Microsoft Windows
XP
TM
or Vista
TM
are selected from recognized sources of
checklist-producing organizations, including NIST
3
, the National
Security Agency (NSA)
4
, the Defense Information Systems Agency
(DISA)
5
Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), and the
Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmarks.
6
(4) DAA-approval for configuration settings to enable the automatic
execution of programs and processes on removable media, such as
Microsoft Auto Run.
Low Moderate High
CM-6 (2)(3) CM-6 (2)(3) CM-6 (1)(2)(3)
CM-7 LEAST FUNCTIONALITY
Control: The organization configures the information system to provide only
essential capabilities and specifically prohibits and/or restricts the use of the
following functions, ports, protocols, and/or services: [Assignment:
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organization-defined list of prohibited and/or restricted functions, ports,
protocols, and/or services documented in the information system SSP].
Supplemental Guidance: Information systems are capable of providing a wide
variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services, provided by
default, may not be necessary to support essential organizational operations (e.g.,
key missions, functions). Additionally, it is sometimes convenient to provide
multiple services from a single component of an information system, but doing so
increases risk over limiting the services provided by any one component. Where
feasible, the organization limits component functionality to a single function per
device (e.g., email server or web server, not both). The functions and services
provided by information systems, or individual components of information
systems, are carefully reviewed to determine which functions and services are
candidates for elimination (e.g., voice over internet protocol, instant messaging,
file transfer protocol, hyper text transfer protocol, file sharing). The organization
controls and documents the use of publicly accessible peer-to-peer file
3 The NIST checklist repository is located at http://checklists.nist.gov/ .
4 The NSA’s checklists are available at http://www.nsa.gov/ia/.
5 DISA’s STIGs are available at http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/index.html.
6 CIS’s site is http://www.cisecurity.org/.
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sharing technology to ensure that this capability is not used for the
unauthorized distribution, display, performance, or reproduction of
copyrighted work.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization reviews the information system [Assignment:
organization-defined frequency, at least annually] to identify and
eliminate unnecessary functions, ports, protocols, and/or services.
Low Moderate High
CM-7 CM-7 CM-7 (1)
CM-8 INFORMATION SYSTEM COMPONENT INVENTORY
Control: The organization develops, documents, and maintains a current inventory
of the components of the information system and relevant ownership information.
Supplemental Guidance: The organization determines the appropriate level of
granularity for the information system components included in the inventory that
are subject to management control (i.e., tracking, and reporting). The inventory of
information system components includes any information determined to be
necessary by the organization to achieve effective property accountability (e.g.,
manufacturer, model number, serial number, software license information,
system/component owner). The component inventory is consistent with the
accreditation boundary of the information system.
Related Security Controls: CM-2, CM-6.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization updates the inventory of information system components
as an integral part of component installations.
(2) The organization employs automated mechanisms to help maintain an
up-to-date, complete, accurate, and readily available inventory of
information system components.
Low Moderate High
CM-8 CM-8 (1) CM-8 (1)(2)
7. CONTINGENCY PLANNING CONTROLS. Contingency Planning details the necessary
procedures required to protect the continuing performance of core business functions and
services, including information and information system services, during an outage.
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Table 7. Contingency Planning Controls
Contingency Planning
Control
Number Control Name
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Control Baselines
Low Moderate High
CP-1 Contingency Planning Policy and
Procedures
CP-1 CP-1 CP-1
CP-2 Contingency Plan CP-2 CP-2 (1) CP-2 (1)(2)
CP-3 Contingency Training Not Selected CP-3 CP-3 (1)(2)
CP-4 Contingency Plan Testing CP-4 CP-4(1) CP-4 (1)(2)(3)
CP-5 Contingency Plan Update CP-5 CP-5 CP-5
CP-6 Alternate Storage Sites Not Selected CP-6 (1)(3) CP-6 (1)(2)(3)
CP-7 Alternate Processing Site Not Selected CP-7
(1)(2)(3)
CP-7
(1)(2)(3)(4)
CP-8 Telecommunications Services Not Selected CP-8 (1)(2) CP-8
(1)(2)(3)(4)
CP-9 Information System Backup CP-9 CP-9 (1)(4) CP-9
(1)(2)(3)(4)
CP-10 Information System Recovery and
Reconstitution
CP-10 CP-10 CP-10 (1)
CP-1 CONTINGENCY PLANNING POLICY AND PROCEDURES
Control: The organization develops, disseminates, and periodically
reviews/updates:
a formal, documented, contingency planning policy that addresses
purpose, scope, roles, responsibilities, management commitment,
coordination among organizational entities, and compliance and
formal, documented procedures to facilitate the implementation of the
contingency planning policy and associated contingency planning
controls.
Supplemental Guidance: The contingency planning policy and procedures are
consistent with applicable laws, Executive orders, directives, policies,
regulations, standards, and guidance. NIST SP 800-34 provides guidance on
contingency planning. NIST SP 800-12 provides guidance on security policies
and procedures.
Control Enhancements: None.
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Low Moderate High
CP-1 CP-1 CP-1
CP-2 CONTINGENCY PLAN
Control: The organization develops, and implements a contingency plan for the
information system addressing contingency roles, responsibilities, assigned
individuals with contact information, and activities associated with restoring the
system after a disruption or failure. Designated officials within the organization
review and approve the contingency plan and distribute copies of the plan to key
contingency personnel.
Supplemental Guidance: None.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization coordinates contingency plan development with
organizational elements responsible for related plans.
Enhancement Supplemental Guidance: Examples of related plans include business
continuity plan, disaster recovery plan, continuity of operations plan, business
recovery plan, incident response plan, and emergency action plan.
(2) The organization conducts capacity planning so that necessary capacity for
information processing, telecommunications, and environmental support
exists during crisis situations.
Low Moderate High
CP-2 CP-2 (1) CP-2 (1)(2)
CP-3 CONTINGENCY TRAINING
Control: The organization trains personnel in their contingency roles and
responsibilities with respect to the information system and provides refresher
training [Assignment: organization-defined frequency, at least annually].
Supplemental Guidance: None.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization incorporates simulated events into contingency training
to facilitate effective response by personnel in crisis situations.
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(2) The organization employs automated mechanisms to provide a more
thorough and realistic training environment.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected CP-3 CP-3 (1)(2)_
CP-4 CONTINGENCY PLAN TESTING AND EXERCISES
Control: The organization:
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tests and/or exercises the contingency plan for the information system
[Assignment: organization-defined frequency, at least annually] using
[Assignment: organization-defined tests and/or exercises] to determine the
plan’s effectiveness and the organization’s readiness to execute the plan
and
reviews the contingency plan test/exercise results and initiates corrective
actions.
Supplemental Guidance: There are several methods for testing and/or exercising
contingency plans to identify potential weaknesses (e.g., full-scale contingency
plan testing, functional/tabletop exercises). The depth and rigor of contingency
plan testing and/or exercises increases with the FIPS 199 impact level of the
information system. Contingency plan testing and/or exercises also include a
determination of the effects on organizational operations and assets (e.g.,
reduction in mission capability) and individuals arising due to contingency
operations in accordance with the plan. NIST SP 800-84 provides guidance on
test, training, and exercise programs for information technology plans and
capabilities.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization coordinates contingency plan testing and/or exercises
with organizational elements responsible for related plans
Enhancement Supplemental Guidance: Examples of related plans include business
continuity plan, disaster recovery plan, continuity of operations plan, business
recovery plan, incident response plan, and emergency action plan.
(2) The organization tests/exercises the contingency plan at the alternate
processing site to familiarize contingency personnel with the facility and
available resources and to evaluate the site’s capabilities to support
contingency operations.
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(3) The organization employs automated mechanisms to more thoroughly and
effectively test/exercise the contingency plan by providing more complete
coverage of contingency issues, selecting more realistic test/exercise
scenarios and environments, and more effectively stressing the information
system and supported missions.
Low Moderate High
CP-4 CP-4(1) CP-4 (1)(2)(3)
CP-5 CONTINGENCY PLAN UPDATE
Control: The organization reviews the contingency plan for the information
system [Assignment: organization-defined frequency, at least annually] and
revises the plan to address system/organizational changes or problems
encountered during plan implementation, execution, or testing.
Supplemental Guidance: Organizational changes include changes in mission,
functions, or business processes supported by the information system. The
organization communicates changes to appropriate organizational elements
responsible for related plans (e.g., business continuity plan, disaster recovery plan,
continuity of operations plan, business recovery plan, incident response plan,
emergency action plans).
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
CP-5 CP-5 CP-5
CP-6 ALTERNATE STORAGE SITE
Control: The organization identifies an alternate storage site and initiates
necessary agreements to permit the storage of information system backup
information.
Supplemental Guidance: The frequency of information system backups and the
transfer rate of backup information to the alternate storage site (if so designated)
are consistent with the organization’s recovery time objectives and recovery point
objectives.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization identifies an alternate storage site that is geographically
separated from the primary storage site so as not to be susceptible to the
same hazards.
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(2) The organization configures the alternate storage site to facilitate timely
and effective recovery operations.
(3) The organization identifies potential accessibility problems to the alternate
storage site in the event of an area-wide disruption or disaster and outlines
explicit mitigation actions.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected CP-6 (1)(3) CP-6 (1)(2)(3)
CP-7 ALTERNATE PROCESSING SITE
Control: The organization identifies an alternate processing site and initiates
necessary agreements to permit the resumption of information system operations
for critical mission/business functions within [Assignment: organization-defined
time period, in a timely manner as specified in the information system SSP],
when the primary processing capabilities are unavailable.
Supplemental Guidance: Equipment and supplies required to resume operations
within the organization-defined time period are either available at the alternate
site or contracts are in place to support delivery to the site. Timeframes to resume
information system operations are consistent with organization-established
recovery time objectives.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization identifies an alternate processing site that is
geographically separated from the primary processing site so as not to be
susceptible to the same hazards.
(2) The organization identifies potential accessibility problems to the alternate
processing site in the event of an area-wide disruption or disaster and
outlines explicit mitigation actions.
(3) The organization develops alternate processing site agreements that
contain priority-of-service provisions in accordance with the
organization’s availability requirements.
(4) The organization fully configures the alternate processing site so that it is
ready to be used as the operational site supporting a minimum required
operational capability.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected CP-7 (1)(2)(3) CP-7 (1)(2)(3)(4)
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CP-8 TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
Control: The organization identifies primary and alternate telecommunications
services to support the information system and initiates necessary agreements to
permit the resumption of system operations for critical mission/business functions
within [Assignment: organization-defined time period, in a timely manner, as
specified by the operating unit], when the primary telecommunications
capabilities are unavailable.
Supplemental Guidance: In the event that the primary and/or alternate
telecommunications services are provided by a common carrier, the organization
requests Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) for all telecommunications
services used for national security emergency preparedness (see http://tsp.ncs.gov
for a full explanation of the TSP program).
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization develops primary and alternate telecommunications
service agreements that contain priority-of-service provisions in
accordance with the organization’s availability requirements.
(2) The organization obtains alternate telecommunications services that do not
share a single point of failure with primary telecommunications services.
(3) The organization obtains alternate telecommunications service providers
that are sufficiently separated from primary service providers so as not to
be susceptible to the same hazards.
(4) The organization requires primary and alternate telecommunications
service providers to have adequate contingency plans.
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Low Moderate High
Not Selected CP-8 (1)(2) CP-8 (1)(2)(3)(4)
CP-9 INFORMATION SYSTEM BACKUP
Control: The organization conducts backups of user-level and system-level
information (including system state information) contained in the information
system [Assignment: organization-defined frequency, at least annually] and
protects backup information at the storage location.
Supplemental Guidance: The frequency of information system backups and the
transfer rate of backup information to alternate storage sites (if so designated)
are consistent with the organization’s recovery time objectives and recovery
point objectives. While integrity and availability are the primary concerns for
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system backup information, protecting backup information from unauthorized
disclosure is also an important consideration depending on the type of
information residing on the backup media and the FIPS 199 impact level. An
organizational assessment of risk guides the use of encryption for backup
information. The protection of system backup information while in transit is
beyond the scope of this control.
Related Security Controls: MP-4, MP-5.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization tests backup information [Assignment:
organization-defined frequency, at least annually] to verify media
reliability and information integrity.
(2) The organization selectively uses backup information in the restoration of
information system functions as part of contingency plan testing.
(3) The organization stores backup copies of the operating system and other
critical information system software in a separate facility or in a fire-rated
container that is not collocated with the operational software.
(4) The organization protects system backup information from unauthorized
modification.
Enhancement Supplemental Guidance: The organization employs appropriate
mechanisms (e.g., digital signatures, cryptographic hashes) to protect the integrity
of information system backups. Protecting the confidentiality of system backup
information is beyond the scope of this control.
Related Security Controls: MP-4, MP-5.
Low Moderate High
CP-9 CP-9 (1)(4) CP-9 (1)(2)(3)(4)
CP-10 INFORMATION SYSTEM RECOVERY AND RECONSTITUTION
Control: The organization employs mechanisms with supporting procedures to
allow the information system to be recovered and reconstituted to a known secure
state after a disruption or failure.
Supplemental Guidance: Information system recovery and reconstitution to a
known secure state means that all system parameters (either default or
organization-established) are set to secure values, security-critical patches are
reinstalled, security-related configuration settings are reestablished, system
documentation and operating procedures are available, application and system
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software is reinstalled and configured with secure settings, information from the
most recent, known secure backups is loaded, and the system is fully tested.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization includes a full recovery and reconstitution of the
information system as part of contingency plan testing.
Low Moderate High
CP-10 CP-10 CP-10 (1)
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8. IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION CONTROLS. Identification and
authentication is a technical measure that prevents unauthorized people (or unauthorized
processes) from entering an information system. Access control usually requires that the
system be able to identify and differentiate among users. All DOE information systems
must have means to enforce user accountability, so that system activity (both authorized
and unauthorized) can be traced to a specific user. To facilitate user accountability, all
information systems will implement user identification and authentication methods. The
user identification tells the system who the user is. The authentication mechanism
provides an added level of assurance that the user really is who they say they are.
Authentication consists of something a user knows (such as a password), something the
user has (such as a token or smart card), or something the user is (such as a fingerprint).
User identification and authentication also can enforce separation of duties.
Table 8. Identification and Authentication Controls
Identification and Authentication
Control
Number Control Name
Control Baselines
Low Moderate High
IA-1 Identification and
Authentication Policy and
Procedures
IA-1 IA-1 IA-1
IA-2 User Identification and
Authentication
IA-2(2) IA-2 (1)(2)(4) IA-2 (2)(3)(4)
IA-3 Device Identification and
Authentication
Not Selected IA-3 IA-3
IA-4 Identifier Management IA-4 IA-4 IA-4
IA-5 Authenticator Management IA-5
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
(6)(7)(8)(9)
IA-5
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
(6)(7)(8)(9)
IA-5
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
(6)(7)(8)(9)
IA-6 Authenticator Feedback IA-6 IA-6 IA-6
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Identification and Authentication
Control
Number Control Name
Control Baselines
Low Moderate High
IA-7 Cryptographic Module
Authentication
IA-7 IA-7 IA-7
IA-1 IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION POLICY AND
PROCEDURES
Control: The organization develops, disseminates, and periodically
reviews/updates:
a formal, documented, identification and authentication policy that
addresses purpose, scope, roles, responsibilities, management
commitment, coordination among organizational entities, and compliance
and
formal, documented procedures to facilitate the implementation of the
identification and authentication policy and associated identification and
authentication controls.
Supplemental Guidance: The identification and authentication policy and
procedures are consistent with:
FIPS 201 and SPs 800-73, 800-76, and 800-78 and
other applicable laws, Executive orders, directives, policies, regulations,
standards, and guidance.
NIST SP 800-12 provides guidance on security policies and procedures. NIST SP
800-63 provides guidance on remote electronic authentication.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
IA-1 IA-1 IA-1
IA-2 USER IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
Control: The information system uniquely identifies and authenticates users (or
processes acting on behalf of users).
Supplemental Guidance: Users are uniquely identified and authenticated for all
accesses other than those accesses explicitly identified and documented by the
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organization in accordance security control AC-14. Authentication of user
identities is accomplished through the use of passwords, tokens, biometrics, or in
the case of multi-factor authentication, some combination thereof.
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NIST SP 800-63 provides guidance on remote electronic authentication including
strength of authentication mechanisms. For purposes of this control, the guidance
provided in SP 800-63 is applied to both local and remote access to information
systems.
Remote access is any access to an organizational information system by a user (or
an information system) communicating through the accreditation boundary of
the information system. Local access is any access to an organizational
information system by a user (or an information system) communicating through
an internal organization-controlled network (e.g., local area network) or directly to
a device without the use of a network.
Unless a more stringent control enhancement is specified, authentication for both
local and remote information system access is NIST SP 800-63 level 1 compliant.
FIPS 201 and SPs 800-73, 800-76, and 800-78 specify a personal identity
verification (PIV) credential for use in the unique identification and authentication
of federal employees and contractors. In addition to identifying and authenticating
users at the information system level (i.e., at system logon), identification and
authentication mechanisms are employed at the application level, when necessary,
to provide increased information security for the organization. DOE N 206.4,
Personal Identity Verification, also contains DOE requirements related to
authorization credentials and their issuance.
In accordance with OMB policy and E-Authentication E-Government initiative,
authentication of public users accessing federal information systems may also be
required to protect nonpublic or privacy-related information. The e-authentication
risk assessment conducted in accordance with OMB Memorandum 04-04 is used
in determining the NIST SP 800-63 compliance requirements for such accesses
with regard to the IA-2 control and its enhancements. Scalability, practicality, and
security issues are simultaneously considered in balancing the need to ensure ease
of use for public access to such information and information systems with the
need to protect organizational operations, organizational assets, and individuals.
Related Security Controls: AC-14, AC-17.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The information system employs multi-factor authentication for remote
system access that is NIST SP 800-63 [Selection: organization-defined
level 3, level 3 using a hardware authentication device, or level 4]
compliant.
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(2) The information system employs multi-factor authentication for local
system access that is NIST SP 800-63 [Selection: organization-defined
level 3 or level 4] compliant.
(3) The information system employs multi-factor authentication for remote
system access that is NIST SP 800-63 level 4 compliant.
(4) Multi-factor authentication process is mandatory for system
administrator and privileged user access to systems where passwords
are used as one authentication method.
Low Moderate High
IA-2(2) IA-2 (1)(2)(4) IA-2 (2)(3)(4)
IA-3 DEVICE IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
Control: The information system identifies and authenticates specific devices
before establishing a connection.
Section 41
Supplemental Guidance: The information system typically uses either shared
known information [e.g., media access control (MAC) or transmission control
protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) addresses] or an organizational authentication
solution [e.g., IEEE 802.1x and extensible authentication protocol (EAP) or a
Radius server with EAP-transport layer security (TLS) authentication] to identify
and authenticate devices on local and/or wide area networks. The required
strength of the device authentication mechanism is determined by the FIPS 199
security categorization of the information system with higher impact levels
requiring stronger authentication.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected IA-3 IA-3
IA-4 IDENTIFIER MANAGEMENT
Control: The organization manages user identifiers by:
uniquely identifying each user or group,
verifying the identity of each user,
receiving authorization to issue a user identifier from an appropriate
organization official,
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issuing the user identifier to the intended party,
disabling the user identifier after [Assignment: organization-defined time
period] of inactivity, and
archiving user identifiers.
Supplemental Guidance: Identifier management is not applicable to shared
information system accounts (e.g., guest and anonymous accounts). FIPS 201 and
SPs 800-73, 800-76, and 800-78 specify a personal identity verification (PIV)
credential for use in the unique identification and authentication of federal
employees and contractors. DOE N 206.4, Personal Identity Verification, also
contains DOE requirements related to authorization credentials and their
issuance.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
IA-4 IA-4 IA-4
IA-5 AUTHENTICATOR MANAGEMENT
Control: The organization manages information system authenticators by:
defining initial authenticator content;
establishing administrative procedures for initial authenticator distribution,
for lost/compromised, or damaged authenticators, and for revoking
authenticators;
changing default authenticators upon information system installation;
changing/refreshing authenticators periodically; and
providing a user authentication mechanism on all information systems
that is unique to each user, such as but not limited to; passwords,
one-time passwords, biometrics, or public-key infrastructure
certificates for primary access to all information and information
system resources.
Supplemental Guidance: Information system authenticators include, for example,
tokens, PKI certificates, biometrics, passwords, and key cards. Users take
reasonable measures to safeguard authenticators including maintaining possession
of their individual authenticators, not loaning or sharing authenticators with
others, and reporting lost or compromised authenticators immediately. For
password-based authentication, the information system:
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protects passwords from unauthorized disclosure and modification when
stored and transmitted,
prohibits passwords from being displayed when entered,
enforces password minimum and maximum lifetime restrictions
prohibits password reuse for a specified number of generations, and
prevents the use of expired passwords.
For PKI-based authentication, the information system:
validates certificates by constructing a certification path to an accepted
trust anchor,
establishes user control of the corresponding private key, and
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maps the authenticated identity to the user account.
In accordance with OMB policy and related E-authentication initiatives,
authentication of public users accessing federal information systems (and
associated authenticator management) may also be required to protect nonpublic
or privacy-related information. FIPS 201 and NIST SPs 800-73, 800-76, and
800-78 specify a personal identity verification (PIV) credential for use in the
unique identification and authentication of federal employees and contractors.
NIST SP 800-63 provides guidance on remote electronic authentication. DOE N
206.4, Personal Identity Verification, also contains DOE requirements related
to authorization credentials and their issuance.
Control Enhancements:
(1) A minimum of four-character passwords are used on personal digital
assistants (PDAs).
(2) Passwords are prohibited from being transmitted between systems in
clear text.
(3) Passwords for servers, mainframes, desktops/workstations,
telecommunications devices (such as routers and switches), and
devices used for cyber security functions (such as firewalls, intrusion
detection, and audit logging) are encrypted with DAA-approved
encryption when stored electronically.
(4) User-created authenticators on unclassified information systems are
different from those employed by the same user on National Security
Systems.
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(5) Users are notified when their passwords/pass codes will expire and
must be changed to continue access to the information system or
lockout will occur.
(6) Passwords and pass phrases are changed from those supplied by the
vendor prior to first operational use or connection to a network;
changed at least every 6 months; changed immediately after sharing;
changed immediately after an actual or suspected compromise; and
changed on direction from management.
(7) Group passwords (i.e., a single password used by a group of users) are
used only with additional mechanisms that can assure accountability
(such as separate and unique User IDs).
(8) Authenticator generation and verification software generates/verifies
a pass phrase containing at least 25 characters or passwords in
accordance with the following criteria.
Passwords contain at least eight non-blank characters.
Passwords contain a combination of letters, numbers, and at
least one special character.
Passwords do not contain the user identification (userid).
Passwords do not contain any common English dictionary
words, spelled forward or backwards (except words of three or
fewer characters);
Passwords do not employ common names.
Passwords do not contain any commonly used numbers (e.g.,
the employee serial number, Social Security number, birth
date, phone number) associated with the user of the password.
Passwords do not contain any simple pattern of letters or
numbers, such as ―qwertyxx‖ or ―xyz123xx.‖
(9) The implementation of authentication technology provides access
security commensurate with the level of sensitivity assigned to the
resource (i.e. information, devices or systems).
Low Moderate High
IA-5
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)
IA-5
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)
IA-5
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)
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IA-6 AUTHENTICATOR FEEDBACK
Control: The information system obscures feedback of authentication information
during the authentication process to protect the information from possible
exploitation/use by unauthorized individuals.
Section 43
Supplemental Guidance: The feedback from the information system does not
provide information that would allow an unauthorized user to compromise the
authentication mechanism. Displaying asterisks when a user types in a password is
an example of obscuring feedback of authentication information.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
IA-6 IA-6 IA-6
IA-7 CRYPTOGRAPHIC MODULE AUTHENTICATION
Control: The information system employs authentication methods that meet the
requirements of applicable laws, Executive orders, directives, policies,
regulations, standards, and guidance for authentication to a cryptographic module.
Supplemental Guidance: The applicable federal standard for authentication to a
cryptographic module is FIPS 140-2 (as amended). Validation certificates issued
by the NIST Cryptographic Module Validation Program (including FIPS 140-1,
FIPS 140-2, and future amendments) remain in effect, and the modules remain
available for continued use and purchase until a validation certificate is
specifically revoked. Additional information on the use of validated cryptography
is available at http://csrc.nist.gov/cryptval.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
IA-7 IA-7 IA-7
9. INCIDENT RESPONSE CONTROLS. An incident response capability is a mechanism
through which an operating unit’s system owners and Information System Security
Officers are kept informed of system vulnerability advisories from the US-Computer
Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), software vendors, and other sources. The
capability also coordinates with responsible incident response capabilities regarding the
handling and reporting of incidents involving systems under the operating unit’s
responsibility. An incident response capability may consist of one or more persons (such
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as the Information System Security Officer or CIO), who ensure that vulnerability
advisories are communicated to system owners.
Table 9. Incident Response Controls
Incident Response
Control
Number Control Name
Control Baselines
Low Moderate High
IR-1 Incident Response Policy and Procedures IR-1 IR-1 IR-1
IR-2 Incident Response Training IR-2 IR-2 IR-2 (1)
IR-3 Incident Response Testing IR-3 IR-3 IR-3 (1)
IR-4 Incident Handling IR-4 IR-4 (1) IR-4 (1)
IR-5 Incident Monitoring IR-5(2) IR-5(2) IR-5 (1)(2)
IR-6 Incident Reporting IR-6(2) IR-6 (1)(2) IR-6 (1)(2)
IR-7 Incident Response Assistance IR-7(2) IR-7 (1)(2) IR-7 (1)(2)
IR-1 INCIDENT RESPONSE POLICY AND PROCEDURES
Control: The organization develops, disseminates, and periodically
reviews/updates:
a formal, documented, incident response policy that addresses purpose,
scope, roles, responsibilities, management commitment, coordination
among organizational and Departmental entities, and compliance and
formal, documented procedures to facilitate the implementation of the
incident response policy and associated incident response controls.
Supplemental Guidance: The incident response policy and procedures are
consistent with applicable laws, Executive orders, directives, policies, regulations,
standards, and guidance. NIST SP 800-12 provides guidance on security policies
and procedures. NIST SP 800-61 provides guidance on incident handling and
reporting. NIST SP 800-83 provides guidance on malware incident handling and
prevention.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
IR-1 IR-1 IR-1
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IR-2 INCIDENT RESPONSE TRAINING
Section 44
Control: The organization trains personnel in their incident response roles and
responsibilities with respect to the information system and provides refresher
training [Assignment: organization-defined frequency, at least annually].
Supplemental Guidance: None.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization incorporates simulated events into incident response
training to facilitate effective response by personnel in crisis situations.
(2) The organization employs automated mechanisms to provide a more
thorough and realistic training environment.
Low Moderate High
IR-2 IR-2 IR-2 (1)
IR-3 INCIDENT RESPONSE TESTING AND EXERCISES
Control: The organization tests and/or exercises the incident response capability
for the information system [Assignment: organization-defined frequency, at least
annually] using [Assignment: tests and exercises defined in the information
system SSP] to determine the incident response effectiveness and documents the
results.
Supplemental Guidance: NIST SP 800-84 provides guidance on test, training, and
exercise programs for information technology plans and capabilities.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization employs automated mechanisms to more thoroughly and
effectively test/exercise the incident response capability.
Enhancement Supplemental Guidance: Automated mechanisms can provide the
ability to more thoroughly and effectively test or exercise the capability by
providing more complete coverage of incident response issues, selecting more
realistic test/exercise scenarios and environments, and more effectively stressing
the response capability.
Low Moderate High
IR-3 IR-3 IR-3 (1)
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IR-4 INCIDENT HANDLING
Control: The organization implements an incident handling capability for security
incidents that includes preparation, detection and analysis, containment,
eradication, and recovery in accordance with DOE requirements.
Supplemental Guidance: Incident-related information can be obtained from a
variety of sources including, but not limited to, audit monitoring, network
monitoring, physical access monitoring, and user/administrator reports. The
organization incorporates the lessons learned from ongoing incident handling
activities into the incident response procedures and implements the procedures
accordingly.
Related Security Controls: AU-6, PE-6.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization employs automated mechanisms to support the incident
handling process.
Low Moderate High
IR-4 IR-4 (1) IR-4 (1)
IR-5 INCIDENT MONITORING
Control: The organization tracks and documents information system security
incidents on an ongoing basis.
Supplemental Guidance: None.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization employs automated mechanisms to assist in the tracking
of security incidents and in the collection and analysis of incident
information.
(2) The organization employs Department level resources to monitor for
incidents (e.g., Cooperative Protection Program [CPP]).
Low Moderate High
IR-5(2) IR-5(2) IR-5 (1)(2)
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IR-6 INCIDENT REPORTING
Control: The organization promptly reports incident information in accordance
with DOE requirements.
Supplemental Guidance: The types of incident information reported, the content
and timeliness of the reports, and the list of designated reporting authorities or
organizations are consistent with applicable laws, Executive orders, directives,
policies, regulations, standards, and guidance. NIST SP 800-61 provides guidance
on incident reporting.
Section 45
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization employs automated mechanisms to assist in the reporting
of security incidents.
(2) The organization reports incidents and potential incidents to
Operating Unit management.
Low Moderate High
IR-6(2) IR-6 (1)(2) IR-6 (1)(2)
IR-7 INCIDENT RESPONSE ASSISTANCE
Control: The organization provides an incident response support resource that
offers advice and assistance to users of the information system for the handling
and reporting of security incidents. The support resource is an integral part of the
organization’s incident response capability.
Supplemental Guidance: Possible implementations of incident response support
resources in an organization include a help desk or an assistance group and access
to forensics services, when required.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization employs automated mechanisms to increase the
availability of incident response-related information and support.
(2) The organization employs Departmental level resources for incident
forensics analysis (e.g., Cyber Forensics Laboratory).
Low Moderate High
IR-7(2) IR-7 (1)(2) IR-7 (1)(2)
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10. MAINTENANCE CONTROLS. These are controls used to monitor the installation of,
and updates to, hardware and software to ensure that the system functions as expected and
that a historical record is maintained of changes. The process of configuration
management provides for a controlled environment in which changes to hardware and
software are properly authorized, tested, and approved before implementation.
Table 10. Maintenance Controls
Maintenance
Control
Number Control Name
Control Baselines
Low Moderate High
MA-1 System Maintenance Policy and
Procedures
MA-1 MA-1 MA-1
MA-2 Periodic Maintenance MA-2 MA-2 (1) MA-2 (1) (2)
MA-3 Maintenance Tools Not Selected MA-3 MA-3 (1)(2)(3)
MA-4 Remote Maintenance MA-4 MA-4 (1)(2) MA-4 (1)(2)(3)
MA-5 Maintenance Personnel MA-5 MA-5 MA-5
MA-6 Timely Maintenance Not Selected MA-6 MA-6
MA-1 SYSTEM MAINTENANCE POLICY AND PROCEDURES
Control: The organization develops, disseminates, and periodically
reviews/updates:
a formal, documented, information system maintenance policy that
addresses purpose, scope, roles, responsibilities, management
commitment, coordination among organizational entities, and compliance
and
formal, documented procedures to facilitate the implementation of the
information system maintenance policy and associated system
maintenance controls.
Supplemental Guidance: The information system maintenance policy and
procedures are consistent with applicable laws, Executive orders, directives,
policies, regulations, standards, and guidance. NIST SP 800-12 provides guidance
on security policies and procedures.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
MA-1 MA-1 MA-1
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MA-2 CONTROLLED MAINTENANCE
Control: The organization schedules, performs, documents, and reviews records
of routine preventative and regular maintenance (including repairs) on the
components of the information system in accordance with manufacturer or vendor
specifications and/or organizational requirements.
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Supplemental Guidance: All maintenance activities to include routine, scheduled
maintenance and repairs are controlled; whether performed on site or remotely
and whether the equipment is serviced on site or removed to another location.
Organizational officials approve the removal of the information system or
information system components from the facility when repairs are necessary. If
the information system or component of the system requires off-site repair, the
organization removes all information from associated media using approved
procedures. After maintenance is performed on the information system, the
organization checks all potentially impacted security controls to verify that the
controls are still functioning properly.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization maintains maintenance records for the information
system that include:
the date and time of maintenance;
name of the individual performing the maintenance;
name of escort, if necessary;
a description of the maintenance performed; and
a list of equipment removed or replaced (including identification
numbers, if applicable).
(2) The organization employs automated mechanisms to schedule and conduct
maintenance as required, and to create up-to date, accurate, complete, and
available records of all maintenance actions, both needed and completed.
Low Moderate High
MA-2 MA-2 (1) MA-2 (1) (2)
MA-3 MAINTENANCE TOOLS
Control: The organization approves, controls, and monitors the use of information
system maintenance tools and maintains the tools on an ongoing basis.
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Supplemental Guidance: The intent of this control is to address hardware and
software brought into the information system specifically for diagnostic/repair
actions (e.g., a hardware or software packet sniffer that is introduced for the
purpose of a particular maintenance activity). Hardware and/or software
components that may support information system maintenance, yet are a part of
the system (e.g., the software implementing “ping,” “ls,” “ipconfig,” or the
hardware and software implementing the monitoring port of an Ethernet switch)
are not covered by this control.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization inspects all maintenance tools carried into a facility by
maintenance personnel for obvious improper modifications.
Enhancement Supplemental Guidance: Maintenance tools include, for example,
diagnostic and test equipment used to conduct maintenance on the information
system.
(2) The organization checks all media containing diagnostic and test programs
for malicious code before the media are used in the information system.
(3) The organization checks all maintenance equipment with the capability of
retaining information so that no organizational information is written on
the equipment or the equipment is appropriately sanitized before release; if
the equipment cannot be sanitized, the equipment remains within the
facility or is destroyed, unless an appropriate organization official
explicitly authorizes an exception.
(4) The organization employs automated mechanisms to restrict the use of
maintenance tools to authorized personnel only.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected MA-3 MA-3 (1)(2)(3)
MA-4 REMOTE MAINTENANCE
Control: The organization authorizes, monitors, and controls any remotely
executed maintenance and diagnostic activities, if employed.
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Supplemental Guidance: Remote maintenance and diagnostic activities are
conducted by individuals communicating through an external,
non-organization-controlled network (e.g., the Internet). The use of remote
maintenance and diagnostic tools is consistent with organizational policy and
documented in the security plan for the information system. The organization
maintains records for all remote maintenance and diagnostic activities. Other
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techniques and/or controls to consider for improving the security of remote
maintenance include:
encryption and decryption of communications;
strong identification and authentication techniques, such as Level 3 or 4
tokens as described in NIST SP 800-63; and
remote disconnect verification. When remote maintenance is completed,
the organization (or information system in certain cases) terminates all
sessions and remote connections invoked in the performance of that
activity.
If password-based authentication is used to accomplish remote maintenance,
the organization changes the passwords following each remote maintenance
service. NIST SP 800-88 provides guidance on media sanitization. The
National Security Agency provides a listing of approved media sanitization
products at http://www.nsa.gov/ia/government/mdg.cfm.
Related Security Controls: IA-2, MP-6.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization audits all remote maintenance and diagnostic sessions
and appropriate organizational personnel review the maintenance records
of the remote sessions.
(2) The organization addresses the installation and use of remote maintenance
and diagnostic links in the security plan for the information system.
(3) The organization does not allow remote maintenance or diagnostic
services to be performed by a provider that does not implement for its own
information system, a level of security at least as high as that implemented
on the system being serviced, unless the component being serviced is
removed from the information system and sanitized (with regard to
organizational information) before the service begins and also sanitized
(with regard to potentially malicious software) after the service is
performed and before being reconnected to the information system.
Low Moderate High
MA-4 MA-4 (1)(2) MA-4 (1)(2)(3)
MA-5 MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL
Control: The organization allows only authorized personnel to perform
maintenance on the information system.
http://www.nsa.gov/ia/government/mdg.cfm
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Supplemental Guidance: Maintenance personnel (whether performing
maintenance locally or remotely) have appropriate access authorizations to the
information system when maintenance activities allow access to
organizational information or could result in a future compromise of
confidentiality, integrity, or availability. When maintenance personnel do not
have needed access authorizations, organizational personnel with appropriate
access authorizations supervise maintenance personnel during the performance
of maintenance activities on the information system.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
MA-5 MA-5 MA-5
MA-6 TIMELY MAINTENANCE
Control: The organization obtains maintenance support and spare parts for
[Assignment: organization-defined list of key information system components]
within [Assignment: organization-defined time period, a time frame to support
mission requirements] of failure.
Supplemental Guidance: None.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
Section 48
Not Selected MA-6 MA-6
11. MEDIA PROTECTION CONTROLS. DOE, including NNSA, requires that operating
unit cyber security programs include procedures for storing, handling, and destroying
national and non-national security information media.
Table 11. Media Protection Controls
Media Protection
Control
Number Control Name
Control Baselines
Low Moderate High
MP-1 Media Protection Policy and Procedures MP-1 MP-1 MP-1
MP-2 Media Access MP-2 MP-2(1) MP-2 (1)
MP-3 Media Labeling Not Selected MP-3 MP-3
MP-4 Media Storage Not Selected MP-4 MP-4
MP-5 Media Transport Not Selected MP-5 (1)(2) MP-5 (1)(2)(3)
MP-6 Media Sanitization and Disposal MP-6 MP-6 (1)(2) MP-6 (1)(2)
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MP-1 MEDIA PROTECTION POLICY AND PROCEDURES
Control: The organization develops, disseminates, and periodically
reviews/updates:
a formal, documented, media protection policy that addresses purpose,
scope, roles, responsibilities, management commitment, coordination
among organizational entities, and compliance and
formal, documented procedures to facilitate the implementation of the
media protection policy and associated media protection controls.
Supplemental Guidance: The media protection policy and procedures are
consistent with applicable laws, Executive orders, directives, policies, regulations,
standards, and guidance. NIST SP 800-12 provides guidance on security policies
and procedures.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
MP-1 MP-1 MP-1
MP-2 MEDIA ACCESS
Control: The organization restricts access to information system media to
authorized individuals.
Supplemental Guidance: Information system media includes both digital media
(e.g., diskettes, magnetic tapes, external/removable hard drives, flash/thumb
drives, compact disks, digital video disks) and non-digital media (e.g., paper,
microfilm). This control also applies to portable and mobile computing and
communications devices with information storage capability (e.g., notebook
computers, personal digital assistants, cellular telephones).
An organizational assessment of risk guides the selection of media and
associated information contained on that media requiring restricted access.
Organizations document in policy and procedures, the media requiring
restricted access, individuals authorized to access the media, and the specific
measures taken to restrict access.
The rigor with which this control is applied is commensurate with the FIPS 199
security categorization of the information contained on the media. For example,
fewer protection measures are needed for media containing information
determined by the organization to be in the public domain, to be publicly
releasable, or to have limited or no adverse impact on the organization or
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individuals if accessed by other than authorized personnel. In these situations, it
is assumed that the physical access controls where the media resides provide
adequate protection.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization employs automated mechanisms to restrict access to
media storage areas and to audit access attempts and access granted.
Enhancement Supplemental Guidance: This control enhancement is primarily
applicable to designated media storage areas within an organization where a
significant volume of media is stored and is not intended to apply to every
location where some media is stored (e.g., in individual offices).
Low Moderate High
MP-2 MP-2(1) MP-2 (1)
MP-3 MEDIA LABELING
Section 49
Control: The organization:
affixes external labels to removable information system media and
information system output indicating the distribution limitations,
handling caveats and applicable security markings (if any) of the
information and
exempts [Assignment: organization-defined list of media types,
documented the specific types of media or hardware components in
the information system SSP] exempt from labeling so long as they
remain within [Assignment: organization-defined protected
environment].
Supplemental Guidance: An organizational assessment of risk guides the
selection of media requiring labeling. Organizations document in policy and
procedures, the media requiring labeling and the specific measures taken to
afford such protection. The rigor with which this control is applied is
commensurate with the FIPS 199 security categorization of the information
contained on the media. For example, labeling is not required for media
containing information determined by the organization to be in the public
domain or to be publicly releasable.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected MP-3 MP-3
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MP-4 MEDIA STORAGE
Control: The organization physically controls and securely stores information
system media within controlled areas.
Supplemental Guidance: Information system media includes both digital media
(e.g., diskettes, magnetic tapes, external/removable hard drives, flash/thumb
drives, compact disks, digital video disks) and non-digital media (e.g., paper,
microfilm). A controlled area is any area or space for which the organization has
confidence that the physical and procedural protections provided are sufficient to
meet the requirements established for protecting the information and/or
information system. This control applies to portable and mobile computing and
communications devices with information storage capability (e.g., notebook
computers, personal digital assistants, cellular telephones).
Telephone systems are also considered information systems and may have the
capability to store information on internal media (e.g., on voicemail systems).
Since telephone systems do not have, in most cases, the identification,
authentication, and access control mechanisms typically employed in other
information systems, organizational personnel exercise extreme caution in the
types of information stored on telephone voicemail systems.
An organizational assessment of risk guides the selection of media and associated
information contained on that media requiring physical protection. Organizations
document in policy and procedures, the media requiring physical protection and
the specific measures taken to afford such protection. The rigor with which this
control is applied is commensurate with the FIPS 199 security categorization of
the information contained on the media. For example, fewer protection measures
are needed for media containing information determined by the organization to be
in the public domain, to be publicly releasable, or to have limited or no adverse
impact on the organization or individuals if accessed by other than authorized
personnel. In these situations, it is assumed that the physical access controls to the
facility where the media resides provide adequate protection. The organization
protects information system media identified by the organization until the media
are destroyed or sanitized using approved equipment, techniques, and procedures.
Section 50
As part of a defense-in-depth protection strategy, the organization considers
routinely encrypting information at rest on selected secondary storage devices.
FIPS 199 security categorization guides the selection of appropriate candidates for
secondary storage encryption. The organization implements effective
cryptographic key management in support of secondary storage encryption and
provides protections to maintain the availability of the information in the event of
the loss of cryptographic keys by users. NIST SPs 800-56 and 800-57 provide
guidance on cryptographic key establishment and cryptographic key management.
Related Security Controls: CP-9, RA-2.
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Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected MP-4 MP-4
MP-5 MEDIA TRANSPORT
Control: The organization protects and controls information system media during
transport outside of controlled areas and restricts the activities associated with
transport of such media to authorized personnel.
Supplemental Guidance: Information system media includes both digital media
(e.g., diskettes, tapes, removable hard drives, flash/thumb drives, compact disks,
digital video disks) and non-digital media (e.g., paper, microfilm). A controlled
area is any area or space for which the organization has confidence that the
physical and procedural protections provided are sufficient to meet the
requirements established for protecting the information and/or information
system.
This control also applies to portable and mobile computing and communications
devices with information storage capability (e.g., notebook computers, personal
digital assistants, cellular telephones) that are transported outside of controlled
areas. Telephone systems are also considered information systems and may have
the capability to store information on internal media (e.g., on voicemail systems).
Since telephone systems do not have, in most cases, the identification,
authentication, and access control mechanisms typically employed in other
information systems, organizational personnel exercise extreme caution in the
types of information stored on telephone voicemail systems that are transported
outside of controlled areas.
An organizational assessment of risk guides the selection of media and associated
information contained on that media requiring protection during transport.
Organizations document in policy and procedures, the media requiring protection
during transport and the specific measures taken to protect such transported
media. The rigor with which this control is applied is commensurate with the FIPS
199 security categorization of the information contained on the media. An
organizational assessment of risk also guides the selection and use of appropriate
storage containers for transporting non-digital media. Authorized transport and
courier personnel may include individuals from outside the organization (e.g.,
U.S. Postal Service or a commercial transport or delivery service).
Control Enhancements:
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(1) The organization protects digital and non-digital media during transport
outside of controlled areas using [Assignment: organization-defined
security measures, e.g., locked container, cryptography].
Enhancement Supplemental Guidance: Physical and technical security measures
for the protection of digital and non-digital media are approved by the
organization, commensurate with the FIPS 199 security categorization of the
information residing on the media, and consistent with applicable laws, Executive
orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance. Cryptographic
mechanisms can provide confidentiality and/or integrity protections depending
upon the mechanisms used.
Section 51
(2) The organization documents, where appropriate, activities associated with
the transport of information system media using [Assignment:
organization-defined system of records].
Enhancement Supplemental Guidance: Organizations establish documentation
requirements for activities associated with the transport of information system
media in accordance with the organizational assessment of risk.
(3) The organization employs an identified custodian at all times to transport
information system media.
Enhancement Supplemental Guidance: Organizations establish documentation
requirements for activities associated with the transport of information system
media in accordance with the organizational assessment of risk.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected MP-5 (1)(2) MP-5 (1)(2)(3)
MP-6 MEDIA SANITIZATION AND DISPOSAL
Control: The organization sanitizes information system media, both digital and
non-digital, prior to disposal or release for reuse in accordance with DOE
requirements.
Supplemental Guidance: Sanitization is the process used to remove information
from information system media such that there is reasonable assurance, in
proportion to the confidentiality of the information, that the information cannot be
retrieved or reconstructed. Sanitization techniques, including clearing, purging,
and destroying media information, prevent the disclosure of organizational
information to unauthorized individuals when such media is reused or disposed.
The organization uses its discretion on sanitization techniques and procedures for
media containing information deemed to be in the public domain or publicly
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releasable, or deemed to have no adverse impact on the organization or
individuals if released for reuse or disposed.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization tracks, documents, and verifies media sanitization and
disposal actions.
(2) The organization periodically tests sanitization equipment and procedures
to verify correct performance.
Low Moderate High
MP-6 MP-6 MP-6 (1)(2)
12. PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. Measures taken to protect
systems, buildings, and related supporting infrastructures against threats associated with
their physical environment. Physical and Environment Physical controls include: (i)
limiting physical access to information systems, equipment, and the respective operating
environments to authorized individuals; (ii) protecting the physical building and support
infrastructure for information systems; (iii) providing supporting utilities for information
systems; and (iv) protecting information systems against environmental hazards.
Table 12. Physical and Environmental Protection Controls
Physical and Environmental Protection
Control
Number Control Name
Control Baselines
Low Moderate High
PE-1 Physical and Environmental Protection
Policy and Procedures
PE-1 PE-1 PE-1
PE-2 Physical Access Authorizations PE-2 PE-2 PE-2
PE-3 Physical Access Control PE-3 PE-3 PE-3 (1)
PE-4 Access Control for Transmission
Medium
Not Selected PE-4 PE-4
PE-5 Access Control for Display Medium Not Selected PE-5 PE-5
PE-6 Monitoring Physical Access PE-6 (3) PE-6 (1)(3) PE-6 (1)
(2)(3)
PE-7 Visitor Control PE-7 PE-7 (1) PE-7 (1)
PE-8 Access Logs PE-8 PE-8 PE-8 (1)(2)
PE-9 Power Equipment and Power Cabling Not Selected PE-9 PE-9
PE-10 Emergency Shutoff Not Selected PE-10 (1) PE-10 (1)
PE-11 Emergency Power Not Selected PE-11 PE-11 (1)
PE-12 Emergency Lighting PE-12 PE-12 PE-12
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Physical and Environmental Protection
Control
Number Control Name
Control Baselines
Low Moderate High
PE-13 Fire Protection PE-13 PE-13
(1)(2)(3)
PE-13
(1)(2)(3)
PE-14 Temperature and Humidity Controls PE-14 PE-14 PE-14
PE-15 Water Damage Protection PE-15 PE-15 PE-15 (1)
PE-16 Delivery and Removal PE-16 PE-16 PE-16
PE-17 Alternate Work Site Not Selected PE-17 PE-17
PE-18 Location of Information System
Components
Not Selected PE-18 PE-18(1)
PE-19 Information Leakage Not Selected Not Selected Not Selected
PE-1 PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICY AND
PROCEDURES
Control: The organization develops, disseminates, and periodically
reviews/updates:
a formal, documented, physical and environmental protection policy that
addresses purpose, scope, roles, responsibilities, management
commitment, coordination among organizational entities, and compliance,
and
formal, documented procedures to facilitate the implementation of the
physical and environmental protection policy and associated physical and
environmental protection controls.
Supplemental Guidance: The physical and environmental protection policy and
procedures are consistent with applicable laws, Executive orders, directives,
policies, regulations, standards, and guidance. NIST SP 800-12 provides guidance
on security policies and procedures.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
PE-1 PE-1 PE-1
PE-2 PHYSICAL ACCESS AUTHORIZATIONS
Control: The organization develops and keeps current a list of personnel with
authorized access to the facility where the information system resides (except for
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those areas within the facility officially designated as publicly accessible) and
issues appropriate authorization credentials. Designated officials within the
organization review and approve the access list and authorization credentials
[Assignment: organization-defined frequency, at least annually].
Supplemental Guidance: Appropriate authorization credentials include, for
example, badges, identification cards, and smart cards. The organization promptly
removes from the access list personnel no longer requiring access to the facility
where the information system resides. DOE M 470.4-2, Physical Protection, and
DOE N 206.4, Personal Identity Verification, also contain DOE requirements
related to authorization credentials and their issuance.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
PE-2 PE-2 PE-2
PE-3 PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL
Control: The organization controls all physical access points (including
designated entry/exit points) to the facility where the information system resides
(except for those areas within the facility officially designated as publicly
accessible) and verifies individual access authorizations before granting access to
the facility. The organization controls access to areas officially designated as
publicly accessible, as appropriate, in accordance with the organization’s
assessment of risk.
Supplemental Guidance: The organization uses physical access devices (e.g., keys,
locks, combinations, card readers) and/or guards to control entry to facilities
containing information systems. The organization secures keys, combinations, and
other access devices and inventories those devices regularly. The organization
changes combinations and keys:
periodically and
when keys are lost, combinations are compromised, or individuals are
transferred or terminated.
Section 53
Workstations and associated peripherals connected to (and part of) an
organizational information system may be located in areas designated as publicly
accessible with access to such devices being appropriately controlled. Where
federal personal identity verification (PIV) credential is used as an identification
token and token-based access control is employed, the access control system
conforms to the requirements of FIPS 201 and NIST SP 800-73. If the
token-based access control function employs cryptographic verification, the access
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control system conforms to the requirements of NIST SP 800-78. If the
token-based access control function employs biometric verification, the access
control system conforms to the requirements of NIST SP 800-76. DOE N 206.4,
Personal Identity Verification, also contains DOE requirements related to
authorization credentials and their issuance.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization controls physical access to the information system
independent of the physical access controls for the facility.
Enhancement Supplemental Guidance: This control enhancement, in general,
applies to server rooms, communications centers, or any other areas within a
facility containing large concentrations of information system components or
components with a higher impact level than that of the majority of the facility.
The intent is to provide an additional layer of physical security for those areas
where the organization may be more vulnerable due to the concentration of
information system components or the impact level of the components. The
control enhancement is not intended to apply to workstations or peripheral devices
that are typically dispersed throughout the facility and used routinely by
organizational personnel.
Low Moderate High
PE-3 PE-3 PE-3 (1)
PE-4 ACCESS CONTROL FOR TRANSMISSION MEDIUM
Control: The organization controls physical access to information system
distribution and transmission lines within organizational facilities.
Supplemental Guidance: Physical protections applied to information system
distribution and transmission lines help prevent accidental damage, disruption,
and physical tampering. Additionally, physical protections are necessary to help
prevent eavesdropping or in transit modification of unencrypted transmissions.
Protective measures to control physical access to information system distribution
and transmission lines include:
locked wiring closets,
disconnected or locked spare jacks, and/or
protection of cabling by conduit or cable trays.
Control Enhancements: None.
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Low Moderate High
Not Selected PE-4 PE-4
PE-5 ACCESS CONTROL FOR DISPLAY MEDIUM
Control: The organization controls physical access to information system devices
that display information to prevent unauthorized individuals from observing the
display output.
Supplemental Guidance: None.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected PE-5 PE-5
PE-6 MONITORING PHYSICAL ACCESS
Control: The organization monitors physical access to the information system to
detect and respond to physical security incidents.
Supplemental Guidance: The organization reviews physical access logs
periodically and investigates apparent security violations or suspicious physical
access activities. Response to detected physical security incidents is part of the
organization’s incident response capability.
Control Enhancements:
Section 54
(1) The organization monitors real-time physical intrusion alarms and
surveillance equipment.
(2) The organization employs automated mechanisms to recognize potential
intrusions and initiate appropriate response actions.
(3) Portable/mobile devices used to process sensitive unclassified
information (SUI), including personally identifiable information or in
any area where SUI is processed and taken outside the United States,
other than the assigned user’s primary work location, are sealed with
Senior DOE Management-approved tamper-indicating devices, or
DAA-approved alternative protection measures, prior to removal of
the computing device from the user’s primary location.
Low Moderate High
PE-6 (3) PE-6 (1)(3) PE-6 (1) (2)(3)
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PE-7 VISITOR CONTROL
Control: The organization controls physical access to the information system by
authenticating visitors before authorizing access to the facility where the
information system resides other than areas designated as publicly accessible.
Supplemental Guidance: Government contractors and others with permanent
authorization credentials are not considered visitors. Personal Identity Verification
(PIV) credentials for federal employees and contractors conform to FIPS 201, and
the issuing organizations for the PIV credentials are accredited in accordance with
the provisions of NIST SP 800-79. DOE N 206.4, Personal Identity Verification,
also contains DOE requirements related to authorization credentials and
their issuance.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization escorts visitors and monitors visitor activity, when
required.
Low Moderate High
PE-7 PE-7 (1) PE-7 (1)
PE-8 ACCESS RECORDS
Control: The organization maintains visitor access records to the facility where
the information system resides (except for those areas within the facility officially
designated as publicly accessible) that includes:
name and organization of the person visiting,
signature of the visitor,
form of identification,
date of access,
time of entry and departure,
purpose of visit, and
name and organization of person visited. Designated officials within the
organization review the visitor access records [Assignment:
organization-defined frequency, in a timely manner after closeout of the
visitor access record, as specified by the operating unit].
Supplemental Guidance: None.
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Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization employs automated mechanisms to facilitate the
maintenance and review of access records.
(2) The organization maintains a record of all physical access, both visitor and
authorized individuals.
Low Moderate High
PE-8 PE-8 PE-8 (1)(2)
PE-9 POWER EQUIPMENT AND POWER CABLING
Control: The organization protects power equipment and power cabling for the
information system from damage and destruction.
Supplemental Guidance: None.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization employs redundant and parallel power cabling paths.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected PE-9 PE-9
PE-10 EMERGENCY SHUTOFF
Control: The organization provides, for specific locations within a facility
containing concentrations of information system resources, the capability of
shutting off power to any information system component that may be
malfunctioning or threatened without endangering personnel by requiring them to
approach the equipment.
Supplemental Guidance: Facilities containing concentrations of information
system resources may include, for example, data centers, server rooms, and
mainframe rooms.
Section 55
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization protects the emergency power-off capability from
accidental or unauthorized activation.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected PE-10 (1) PE-10 (1)
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PE-11 EMERGENCY POWER
Control: The organization provides a short-term uninterruptible power supply to
facilitate an orderly shutdown of the information system in the event of a primary
power source loss.
Supplemental Guidance: None.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization provides a long-term alternate power supply for the
information system that is capable of maintaining minimally required
operational capability in the event of an extended loss of the primary
power source.
(2) The organization provides a long-term alternate power supply for the
information system that is self-contained and not reliant on external power
generation.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected PE-11 PE-11 (1)
PE-12 EMERGENCY LIGHTING
Control: The organization employs and maintains automatic emergency lighting
that activates in the event of a power outage or disruption and that covers
emergency exits and evacuation routes.
Supplemental Guidance: None.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
PE-12 PE-12 PE-12
PE-13 FIRE PROTECTION
Control: The organization employs and maintains fire suppression and detection
devices/systems that can be activated in the event of a fire.
Supplemental Guidance: Fire suppression and detection devices/systems include,
but are not limited to, sprinkler systems, handheld fire extinguishers, fixed fire
hoses, and smoke detectors.
Control Enhancements:
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(1) The organization employs fire detection devices/systems that activate
automatically and notify the organization and emergency responders in the
event of a fire.
(2) The organization employs fire suppression devices/systems that provide
automatic notification of any activation to the organization and emergency
responders.
(3) The organization employs an automatic fire suppression capability in
facilities that are not staffed on a continuous basis.
Low Moderate High
PE-13 PE-13 (1)(2)(3) PE-13 (1)(2)(3)
PE-14 TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY CONTROLS
Control: The organization regularly maintains, within acceptable levels, and
monitors the temperature and humidity within the facility where the information
system resides.
Supplemental Guidance: None.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
PE-14 PE-14 PE-14
PE-15 WATER DAMAGE PROTECTION
Control: The organization protects the information system from water damage
resulting from broken plumbing lines or other sources of water leakage by
providing master shutoff valves that are accessible, working properly, and known
to key personnel.
Supplemental Guidance: None.
Control Enhancements:
(1) The organization employs mechanisms that, without the need for manual
intervention, protect the information system from water damage in the
event of a significant water leak.
Low Moderate High
PE-15 PE-15 PE-15 (1)
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PE-16 DELIVERY AND REMOVAL
Control: The organization authorizes and controls information system-related
items entering and exiting the facility and maintains appropriate records of those
items.
Supplemental Guidance: The organization controls delivery areas and, if possible,
isolates the areas from the information system and media libraries to avoid
unauthorized physical access.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
PE-16 PE-16 PE-16
Section 56
PE-17 ALTERNATE WORK SITE
Control: The organization employs appropriate management, operational, and
technical information system security controls at alternate work sites.
Supplemental Guidance: The organization provides a means for employees to
communicate with information system security staff in case of security problems.
NIST SP 800-46 provides guidance on security in telecommuting and broadband
communications.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected PE-17 PE-17
PE-18 LOCATION OF INFORMATION SYSTEM COMPONENTS
Control: The organization positions information system components within the
facility to minimize potential damage from physical and environmental hazards
and to minimize the opportunity for unauthorized access.
Supplemental Guidance: Physical and environmental hazards include, for
example, flooding, fire, tornados, earthquakes, hurricanes, acts of terrorism,
vandalism, electrical interference, and electromagnetic radiation. Whenever
possible, the organization also considers the location or site of the facility with
regard to physical and environmental hazards.
Control Enhancements:
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(1) The organization plans the location or site of the facility where the
information system resides with regard to physical and environmental
hazards and for existing facilities, considers the physical and
environmental hazards in its risk mitigation strategy.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected PE-18 PE-18(1)
PE-19 INFORMATION LEAKAGE
Control: The organization protects the information system from information
leakage due to electromagnetic signals emanations.
Supplemental Guidance: The FIPS 199 security categorization (for
confidentiality) of the information system and organizational security policy
guides the application of safeguards and countermeasures employed to protect the
information system against information leakage due to electromagnetic signals
emanations.
Control Enhancements: None.
Low Moderate High
Not Selected Not Selected Not Selected
13. PLANNING CONTROLS. Planning is the process of developing, documenting,
periodically updating, and implementing security plans for information systems that
describe the security controls in place or planned for the information systems and the
rules of behavior for individuals accessing the information systems
Table 13. Planning Controls
Planning
Control
Number Control Name
Control Baselines
Low Moderate High
PL-1 Security Planning Policy and Procedures PL-1 PL-1 PL-1
PL-2 System Security Plan PL-2 PL-2 PL-2
PL-3 System Security Plan Update PL-3 PL-3 PL-3
PL-4 Rules of Behavior PL-4 (1) PL-4 (1) PL-4 (1)
PL-5 Privacy Impact Assessment PL-5 PL-5 PL-5
PL-6 Security Related Activity Planning PL-6 PL-6 PL-6
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PL-1 SECURITY PLANNING POLICY AND PROCEDURES
Control: The organization develops, disseminates, and periodically
reviews/updates:
a formal, documented, security planning policy that addresses purpose,
scope, roles, responsibilities, management commitment, coordination
among organizational entities, and compliance and
formal, documented procedures to facilitate the implementation of the
security planning policy and associated security planning controls.
Supplemental Guidance: The security planning policy and procedures are
consistent with applicable laws, Executive orders, directives, policies,
regulations, standards, and g