NIST800-CM-3(1) CM-3(1) Configuration Change Control | Automated Documentation, Notification, and Prohibition of Changes
NIST800-CM-3(1) 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
CM-3(1) Configuration Change Control | Automated Documentation, Notification, and Prohibition of Changes. Use [Assignment: organization-defined automated mechanisms] to: (a) Document proposed changes to the system; (b) Notify [Assignment: organization-defined approval authorities] of proposed changes to the system and request change approval; (c) Highlight proposed changes to the system that have not been approved or disapproved within [Assignment: organization-defined time period]; (d) Prohibit changes to the system until designated approvals are received; (e) Document all changes to the system; and (f) Notify [Assignment: organization-defined personnel] when approved changes to the system.
Reviewed and closest counterparts in the other frameworks
We hold no cross-framework row for NIST800-CM-3(1) 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: CM - Configuration Management), in our words, not a statement of the standard and not binding on an assessor.
- the configuration baseline
- the change-control records
- the component inventory with owners