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Association Techniques and Technologies

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Requirements NIST SOURCE

Implement [organization-defined techniques and technologies] in associating security and privacy attributes to information.

Discussion (NIST Supplemental Guidance)

The association of security and privacy attributes to information within systems is important for conducting automated access enforcement and flow enforcement actions. The association of such attributes to information (i.e., binding) can be accomplished with technologies and techniques that provide different levels of assurance. For example, systems can cryptographically bind attributes to information using digital signatures that support cryptographic keys protected by hardware devices (sometimes known as hardware roots of trust).

Implementation Guidance

Engineering Interpretation

Original engineering commentary written for this explorer — not NIST source text and not authoritative guidance.

No engineering interpretation has been authored for AC-16(8) yet. This section is architected to receive it — see the Requirements and Assessment sections above for the authoritative NIST source content in the meantime.

Assessment

NIST SP 800-53A REV 5.2.0

Assessment Objectives

  1. techniques and technologies to be implemented in associating security attributes to information are defined;
  2. techniques and technologies to be implemented in associating privacy attributes to information are defined;
  3. <AC-16(08)_ODP[01] techniques and technologies> are implemented in associating security attributes to information;
  4. <AC-16(08)_ODP[02] techniques and technologies> are implemented in associating privacy attributes to information.

Examine

[SELECT FROM: Access control policy; procedures addressing association of security and privacy attributes to information; system design documentation; system configuration settings and associated documentation; system audit records; system security plan; privacy plan; other relevant documents or records].

Interview

[SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with responsibilities for associating security and privacy attributes to information; organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities; system developers].

Test

[SELECT FROM: Mechanisms implementing techniques or technologies associating security and privacy attributes to information].

STIGs & CCIs

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Evidence

Potential Evidence — Derived

Categorized from the SP 800-53A "Examine"/"Test" artifact list above by keyword — not an authoritative NIST evidence list.

Policy

  • Access control policy
  • system security plan
  • privacy plan

Configuration

  • system design documentation
  • system configuration settings and associated documentation

Testing

  • Mechanisms implementing techniques or technologies associating security and privacy attributes to information

Other Records

  • procedures addressing association of security and privacy attributes to information
  • system audit records
  • other relevant documents or records