The Mission owner must obtain Authorizing Official (AO) authorization for each cloud service offering (CSO) implemented in support of production or development environments prior to operational use.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>The Mission Owner must choose a CSO that fits the operational needs and also has a DOD Provisional Authorization (PA) at the information Impact Level corresponding to the categorization of the information to be processed or stored in the CSO. The PA and supporting documentation must then be leveraged by the Mission Owner's AO in granting the required Authority to Operate (ATO) for the mission system operating within the cloud.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-259883r959010_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
This applies to all Impact Levels.
FedRAMP Moderate, High.
Obtain AO authorization for each CSO implemented in support of production or development environments prior to operational use.