CCI-003170

Require the developer of the system, system component, or system service to execute procedures for ensuring that security-relevant hardware, software, and firmware updates distributed to the organization are exactly as specified by the master copies.

Implementation Guidance

The organization being inspected/assessed documents within contracts/agreements, the requirement that the developer of the information system, system component, or information system service execute procedures for ensuring that security-relevant hardware, software, and firmware updates distributed to the organization are exactly as specified by the master copies.

Validation Procedures

The organization conducting the inspection/assessment obtains and examines the contracts/agreements to ensure the organization being inspected/assessed requires that the developer of the information system, system component, or information system service execute procedures for ensuring that security-relevant hardware, software, and firmware updates distributed to the organization are exactly as specified by the master copies.

Compelling Evidence

1.) System security plan (SSP). 2.) System development life cycle (SDLC) documentation must require implementation of developer-created procedures for ensuring that security-relevant hardware, software, and firmware updates are exactly as specified by the master copies.

The controls below (if any) were marked by NIST as being related to CCI-003170.