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Guidance for NIST 800-171 Assessment & Compliance

Applicable

(Y)es / (N)o

(C)onfidentiality

(I)ntegrity

(A)vailability

RPN

(C+I+A)

(S)atisfactory

L1

M2

H3

L1

M2

H3

L1

M2

H3

(O)ther than satisfactory +##

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ac-11

session lock

 

assessment objective:

Determine if:

ac-11(a)

ac-11(a)[1]

the organization defines the time period of user inactivity after which the information system initiates a session lock;

ac-11(a)[2]

the information system prevents further access to the system by initiating a session lock after organization-defined time period of user inactivity or upon receiving a request from a user; and

ac-11(b)

the information system retains the session lock until the user reestablishes access using established identification and authentication procedures.

potential assessment methods and objects:

Examine: [select from: Access control policy; procedures addressing session lock; procedures addressing identification and authentication; information system design documentation; information system configuration settings and associated documentation; security plan; other relevant documents or records].

Interview: [select from: System/network administrators; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities; system developers].

Test: [select from: Automated mechanisms implementing access control policy for session lock].

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