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ac-17.4 - [catalog] Privileged Commands and Access

Control Statement

  • [a] Authorize the execution of privileged commands and access to security-relevant information via remote access only in a format that provides assessable evidence and for the following needs: organization-defined needs ; and

  • [b] Document the rationale for remote access in the security plan for the system.

Control guidance

Remote access to systems represents a significant potential vulnerability that can be exploited by adversaries. As such, restricting the execution of privileged commands and access to security-relevant information via remote access reduces the exposure of the organization and the susceptibility to threats by adversaries to the remote access capability.

Control assessment-objective

the execution of privileged commands via remote access is authorized only in a format that provides assessable evidence; access to security-relevant information via remote access is authorized only in a format that provides assessable evidence; the execution of privileged commands via remote access is authorized only for the following needs: needs requiring remote access; access to security-relevant information via remote access is authorized only for the following needs: needs requiring remote access; the rationale for remote access is documented in the security plan for the system.


What is the solution and how is it implemented?


Implementation (a)

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Implementation (b)

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