CCI-000878

Implementation Guidance

Determine if records for nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities are maintained.

Validation Procedures

Examine: [SELECT FROM: Maintenance policy; procedures addressing nonlocal system maintenance; remote access policy; remote access procedures; system design documentation; system configuration settings and associated documentation; maintenance records; records of remote access; diagnostic records; system security plan; other relevant documents or records]. Interview: [SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with system maintenance responsibilities; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities; system/network administrators]. Test: [SELECT FROM: Organizational processes for managing nonlocal maintenance; mechanisms implementing, supporting, and/or managing nonlocal maintenance; mechanisms for strong authentication of nonlocal maintenance diagnostic sessions; mechanisms for terminating nonlocal maintenance sessions and network connections].