CCI-003738

Provide a consistent interpretation of privacy attributes transmitted between distributed system components.

Implementation Guidance

Determine if: - a consistent interpretation of security attributes transmitted between distributed system components is provided. - a consistent interpretation of privacy attributes transmitted between distributed system components is provided.

Validation Procedures

Examine: [SELECT FROM: Access control policies and procedures; procedures addressing consistent interpretation of security and privacy attributes transmitted between distributed system components; procedures addressing access enforcement; procedures addressing information flow enforcement; system design documentation; system configuration settings and associated documentation; system audit records; system security plan; privacy access control policy; other relevant documents or records]. Interview: [SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with responsibilities for providing consistent interpretation of security and privacy attributes used in access enforcement and information flow enforcement actions; organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities; system developers]. Test: [SELECT FROM: Mechanisms implementing access enforcement and information flow enforcement functions].

The controls below (if any) were marked by NIST as being related to CCI-003738.