Assessment Objective
Determine if:
- SA-08(13) [Assignment: systems or system components] implement the security design principle of minimized security elements.
Assessment Methods
Examine
- System and services acquisition policy
- procedures addressing the security design principle of minimized security elements used in the specification, design, development, implementation, and modification of the system
- system design documentation
- security and privacy requirements and specifications for the system
- system security and privacy architecture
- system security plan
- other relevant documents or records
Interview
- Organizational personnel with the responsibility for determining system security and privacy requirements
- organizational personnel with system specification, design, development, implementation, and modification responsibilities
- system developers
- organizational personnel with information security responsibilities
Test
- Organizational processes for applying the security design principle of minimized security elements in system specification, design, development, implementation, and modification
- mechanisms supporting the application of the security design principle of minimized security elements in system specification, design, development, implementation, and modification
Linked Issues
| Linktype | Issue |
|---|---|
| blocks | SA-08(13) Minimized Security Elements |