CM-05.5 ยท Privilege Limitation for Production and Operation

Control Description

Limit privileges to change system components and system-related information within a production or operational environment; and Review and reevaluate privileges {{ insert: param, cm-5.5_prm_1 }}.

Impact Baselines
Security baselines where this control applies
Not in any baseline
Control Properties
SP800-53-enhancement
organization
Enhancement
Control Statement
The control requirements

(a) Limit privileges to change system components and system-related information within a production or operational environment; and

(b) Review and reevaluate privileges {{ insert: param, cm-5.5_prm_1 }}.

Supplemental Guidance

In many organizations, systems support multiple mission and business functions. Limiting privileges to change system components with respect to operational systems is necessary because changes to a system component may have far-reaching effects on mission and business processes supported by the system. The relationships between systems and mission/business processes are, in some cases, unknown to developers. System-related information includes operational procedures.

Related NIST Controls
Other NIST 800-53 controls related to this one