NIST800-AC-3(12) AC-3(12) Access Enforcement | Assert and Enforce Application Access
NIST800-AC-3(12) in NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 (NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, Release 5.2.0). All NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls held. Open NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 on the standards site.
The control as we hold it
AC-3(12) Access Enforcement | Assert and Enforce Application Access. (a) Require applications to assert, as part of the installation process, the access needed to the following system applications and functions: [Assignment: organization-defined system applications and functions]; (b) Provide an enforcement mechanism to prevent unauthorized access; and (c) Approve access changes after initial installation of the application.
Reviewed and closest counterparts in the other frameworks
We hold no cross-framework row for NIST800-AC-3(12) yet. The reviewed pairs page lists the released pairs and their coverage.
What an auditor commonly asks for
General guidance for this control area (domain: AC - Access Control), in our words, not a statement of the standard and not binding on an assessor.
- the access-control policy and procedures
- the account-management and privilege records
- the periodic access-review output