Navigate

CCI-000161

CCI-000161 Definition

The organization defines the frequency for the synchronization of internal information system clocks.

Status
Type	CheckType.policy

Master Assessment Datasheet

Implementation Guidance

DoD has defined the frequency as every 24 hours for networked systems.

Validation Procedures

The organization being inspected/assessed is automatically compliant with this CCI because they are covered at the DoD level. DoD has defined the frequency as every 24 hours for networked systems.

Compelling Evidence

Automatically Compliant

Related Controls

The controls below (if any) were marked by NIST as being related to CCI-000161.

Control	Description
AU-8 (1)	The information system: AU-8 (1)(a): Compares the internal information system clocks [Assignment: organization-defined frequency] with [Assignment: organization-defined authoritative time source]; and AU-8 (1)(b): Synchronizes the internal system clocks to the authoritative time source when the time difference is greater than [Assignment: organization-defined time period].