CCI-004912

Implementation Guidance

Determine if privileged functions are partitioned into separate physical domains.

Validation Procedures

Examine: [SELECT FROM: System and communications protection policy; procedures addressing system partitioning; system design documentation; system configuration settings and associated documentation; system architecture; list of system physical domains (or environments); system facility diagrams; system network diagrams; system security plan; other relevant documents or records]. Interview: [SELECT FROM: System/network administrators; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities; organizational personnel installing, configuring, and/or maintaining the system; system developers/integrators]. Test: [SELECT FROM: Mechanisms supporting and/or implementing the physical separation of system components].