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CM-5 (6)

CM-5 (6): Limit Library Privileges

The organization limits privileges to change software resident within software libraries.

Supplemental

Software libraries include privileged programs.

CIA Levels
Confidentiality	unknown
Integrity	low
Availability	unknown

Overlays
None

Related Controls

The controls below (if any) were marked by NIST as being related to CM-5 (6).

Control	Description
AC-2	The organization: AC-2a.: Identifies and selects the following types of information system accounts to support organizational missions/business functions: [Assignment: organization-defined information system account types]; AC-2b.: Assigns account managers for information system accounts; AC-2c.: Establishes conditions for group and role membership; AC-2d.: Specifies authorized users of the information system, group and role membership, and access authorizations (i.e., privileges) and other attributes (as required) for each account; AC-2e.: Requires approvals by [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles] for requests to create information system accounts; AC-2f.: Creates, enables, modifies, disables, and removes information system accounts in accordance with [Assignment: organization-defined procedures or conditions]; AC-2g.: Monitors the use of information system accounts; AC-2h.: Notifies account managers: AC-2h.1.: When accounts are no longer required; AC-2h.2.: When users are terminated or transferred; and AC-2h.3.: When individual information system usage or need-to-know changes; AC-2i.: Authorizes access to the information system based on: AC-2i.1.: A valid access authorization; AC-2i.2.: Intended system usage; and AC-2i.3.: Other attributes as required by the organization or associated missions/business functions; AC-2j.: Reviews accounts for compliance with account management requirements [Assignment: organization-defined frequency]; and AC-2k.: Establishes a process for reissuing shared/group account credentials (if deployed) when individuals are removed from the group.

Control

Description

AC-2

The organization:

AC-2a.: Identifies and selects the following types of information system accounts to support organizational missions/business functions: [Assignment: organization-defined information system account types];

AC-2b.: Assigns account managers for information system accounts;

AC-2c.: Establishes conditions for group and role membership;

AC-2d.: Specifies authorized users of the information system, group and role membership, and access authorizations (i.e., privileges) and other attributes (as required) for each account;

AC-2e.: Requires approvals by [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles] for requests to create information system accounts;

AC-2f.: Creates, enables, modifies, disables, and removes information system accounts in accordance with [Assignment: organization-defined procedures or conditions];

AC-2g.: Monitors the use of information system accounts;

AC-2h.: Notifies account managers:
- AC-2h.1.: When accounts are no longer required;
- AC-2h.2.: When users are terminated or transferred; and
- AC-2h.3.: When individual information system usage or need-to-know changes;

AC-2i.: Authorizes access to the information system based on:
- AC-2i.1.: A valid access authorization;
- AC-2i.2.: Intended system usage; and
- AC-2i.3.: Other attributes as required by the organization or associated missions/business functions;

AC-2j.: Reviews accounts for compliance with account management requirements [Assignment: organization-defined frequency]; and

AC-2k.: Establishes a process for reissuing shared/group account credentials (if deployed) when individuals are removed from the group.

Enhancements

The controls below (if any) add on to the requirements of CM-5 (6).

Control	Description
No controls

Related CCIs

The CCIs below are tied to CM-5 (6).

CCI	Definition
CCI-001499	The organization limits privileges to change software resident within software libraries.