CCI-002427

The organization defines the alternative physical safeguards to be employed to protect message externals (e.g., message headers and routing information) when cryptographic mechanisms are not implemented.

Implementation Guidance

DoD has defined the alternative physical safeguards as Protected Distribution System (PDS).

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 alternative physical safeguards as Protected Distribution System (PDS).

Compelling Evidence

Automatically compliant.

The controls below (if any) were marked by NIST as being related to CCI-002427.