CCI-002232

Defines the software that is prevented from executing at a higher privilege than users executing the software.

Implementation Guidance

Determine if [AC-06(08)_ODP; software to be prevented from executing at higher privilege levels than users executing the software is defined] is prevented from executing at higher privilege levels than users executing the software.

Validation Procedures

Examine: [SELECT FROM: Access control policy; procedures addressing least privilege; list of software that should not execute at higher privilege levels than users executing software; system design documentation; system configuration settings and associated documentation; system audit records; system security plan; other relevant documents or records]. Interview: [SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with responsibilities for defining least privileges necessary to accomplish specified tasks; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities; system/network administrators; system developers]. Test: [SELECT FROM: Mechanisms implementing least privilege functions for software execution].

The controls below (if any) were marked by NIST as being related to CCI-002232.