NIST800-CM-7(4) CM-7(4) Least Functionality | Unauthorized Software: Deny-by-exception
NIST800-CM-7(4) 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-7(4) Least Functionality | Unauthorized Software: Deny-by-exception. (a) Identify [Assignment: organization-defined software programs not authorized to execute on the system]; (b) Employ an allow-all, deny-by-exception policy to prohibit the execution of unauthorized software programs on the system; and (c) Review and update the list of unauthorized software programs [Assignment: organization-defined frequency].
Reviewed and closest counterparts in the other frameworks
We hold no cross-framework row for NIST800-CM-7(4) 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