Assessment Objective
Determine if:
- SA-17(01)(a)
- SA-17(01)(a)[01] as an integral part of the development process, the developer of the system, system component, or system service is required to produce a formal policy model describing the [Assignment: organizational security policy] to be enforced;
- SA-17(01)(a)[02] as an integral part of the development process, the developer of the system, system component, or system service is required to produce a formal policy model describing the [Assignment: organizational privacy policy] to be enforced;
- SA-17(01)(b)
- SA-17(01)(b)[01] the developer of the system, system component, or system service is required to prove that the formal policy model is internally consistent and sufficient to enforce the defined elements of the organizational security policy when implemented;
- SA-17(01)(b)[02] the developer of the system, system component, or system service is required to prove that the formal policy model is internally consistent and sufficient to enforce the defined elements of the organizational privacy policy when implemented.
Assessment Methods
Examine
- System and services acquisition policy
- system and services acquisition procedures
- enterprise architecture policy
- enterprise architecture documentation
- procedures addressing developer security and privacy architecture and design specifications for the system
- solicitation documentation
- acquisition documentation
- service level agreements
- acquisition contracts for the system, system component, or system service
- system design documentation
- system configuration settings and associated documentation
- system security plan
- privacy plan
- other relevant documents or records
Interview
- Organizational personnel with acquisition responsibilities
- organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities
- system developer
Linked Issues
| Linktype | Issue |
|---|---|
| blocks | SA-17(01) Formal Policy Model |