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AC-4(20) INFORMATION FLOW ENFORCEMENT  |  APPROVED SOLUTIONS

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ac-4(20)

information flow enforcement  | approved solutions  

 

assessment objective:

Determine if the organization:

ac-4(20)[1]    

defines solutions in approved configurations to control the flow of information across security domains;

ac-4(20)[2]

defines information for which organization-defined solutions in approved configurations are to be employed to control the flow of such information across security domains; and

ac-4(20)[3]

employs organization-defined solutions in approved configurations to control the flow of organization-defined information across security domains.

potential assessment methods and objects:

Examine: [select from: Information flow enforcement policy; information flow control policies; procedures addressing information flow enforcement; information system design documentation; information system configuration settings and associated documentation; list of solutions in approved configurations; approved configuration baselines; information system audit records; other relevant documents or records].

Interview: [select from: Organizational personnel with information flow enforcement responsibilities; system/network administrators; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities].

Test: [select from: Automated mechanisms implementing information flow enforcement functions].

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