Assessment Objective

Determine if:

• internal connections of [Assignment: system components or classes of components] to the system are authorized.
• for each internal connection, the interface characteristics are documented.
• for each internal connection, the security requirements are documented.
• for each internal connection, the nature of the information communicated is documented.
• internal system connections are terminated after [Assignment: conditions].
• the continued need for each internal connection is reviewed [Assignment: frequency].

Assessment Methods

Examine

• Assessment and monitoring policy
• access control policy
• procedures addressing system connections
• system and communications protection policy
• system design documentation
• system audit records
• list of components or classes of components authorized as internal system connections
• system security plan
• system configuration settings and associated documentation
• assessment report
• other relevant documents or records

Interview

• Personnel with responsibilities for developing, implementing, or authorizing internal system connections
• personnel with information security and responsibilities

Test

• Mechanisms supporting internal system connections

Ticket collegati

• NIST -

  https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/53/r5/upd1/final