CCI-002740

Implement cryptographic mechanisms to authenticate organization-defined software or firmware components prior to installation.

Implementation Guidance

Determine if cryptographic mechanisms are implemented to authenticate [SI-07(15)_ODP; software or firmware components to be authenticated by cryptographic mechanisms prior to installation are defined] prior to installation.

Validation Procedures

Examine: [SELECT FROM: System and information integrity policy; system and information integrity procedures; procedures addressing software, firmware, and information integrity; system design documentation; system configuration settings and associated documentation; cryptographic mechanisms and associated documentation; system audit records; system security plan; other relevant documents or records]. Interview: [SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel responsible for software, firmware, and/or information integrity; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities; system/network administrators; system developer]. Test: [SELECT FROM: Cryptographic mechanisms authenticating software and firmware prior to installation].

The controls below (if any) were marked by NIST as being related to CCI-002740.