NIST800-CM-6 CM-6 Configuration Settings
NIST800-CM-6 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-6 Configuration Settings. a. Establish and document configuration settings for components employed within the system that reflect the most restrictive mode consistent with operational requirements using [Assignment: organization-defined common secure configurations]; b. Implement the configuration settings; c. Identify, document, and approve any deviations from established configuration settings for [Assignment: organization-defined system components] based on [Assignment: organization-defined operational requirements]; and d. Monitor and control changes to the configuration settings in accordance with organizational policies and procedures.
Reviewed and closest counterparts in the other frameworks
Reviewed rows come from a released pair; a closest match is the nearest held text and is not a reviewed row.
SOC 2
- SOC2-CC5.2 CC5.2 General controls over technology (COSO principle 11) (closest match)
- SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities (closest match)
- SOC2-CC8.1 CC8.1 Managing changes to procedures, software, data and infrastructure (closest match)
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