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Protected Distribution System (PDS) Documentation - Request for Approval Documentation

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>A PDS that is not approved could cause an Information System Security Manager (ISSM), Authorizing Official (AO) and other concerned managerial personnel to not be fully aware of all vulnerabilities and residual risk of IA systems under their purview. REFERENCES: CJCSI 6510.01F, INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA) AND SUPPORT TO COMPUTER NETWORK DEFENSE (CND), Enclosure C, paragraph 35.c. DoD 5220.22-M (NISPOM), Incorporating Change 2, 18 May 2016 Chapter 5, Section 4, paragraphs 5-402.c. and 5-403 DoD Manual 5200.01, Volume 3, 24 February 2012, SUBJECT: DoD Information Security Program: Protection of Classified Information, Encl 4, para 3.b. and 4.a. NIST Special Publication 800-53 (SP 800-53), Rev 4, Controls: PE-4, SC-7, and SC-8 CNSSI No. 7003, September 2015, Protected Distribution Systems (PDS), Section I, paragraph 1., Section V, paragraph 14., Section VIII, paragraphs 23.c., Section X, paragraphs 30.a., and Annex A.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

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SV-245739r822806_rule
Severity
Low
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Documentation must exist for the initial request for PDS approval and any modification requests.

PDS must be recertified when modified or when the threat level or security posture changes.

A standard operating procedure (SOP) to ensure proper installation, maintenance, operation and inspection of the PDS must be developed by the PDS owner, approved by the AO, and approved by the cognizant security authority. *The SOP must be submitted as a part of the PDS approval documentation.