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Prevent Program Execution

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Requirements NIST SOURCE

Prevent program execution in accordance with [one of: ; rules authorizing the terms and conditions of software program usage].

Discussion (NIST Supplemental Guidance)

Prevention of program execution addresses organizational policies, rules of behavior, and/or access agreements that restrict software usage and the terms and conditions imposed by the developer or manufacturer, including software licensing and copyrights. Restrictions include prohibiting auto-execute features, restricting roles allowed to approve program execution, permitting or prohibiting specific software programs, or restricting the number of program instances executed at the same time.

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 CM-7(2) 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. one or more of the following PARAMETER VALUES is/are selected: { <CM-07(02)_ODP[02] policies, rules of behavior, and/or access agreements regarding software program usage and restrictions>; rules authorizing the terms and conditions of software program usage};
  2. policies, rules of behavior, and/or access agreements regarding software program usage and restrictions are defined (if selected);
  3. program execution is prevented in accordance with <CM-07(02)_ODP[01] SELECTED PARAMETER VALUES>.

Examine

[SELECT FROM: Configuration management policy; procedures addressing least functionality in the system; configuration management plan; system design documentation; system configuration settings and associated documentation; system component inventory; common secure configuration checklists; specifications for preventing software program execution; change control records; system audit records; system security plan; other relevant documents or records].

Interview

[SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with information security responsibilities; system/network administrators; system developers].

Test

[SELECT FROM: Organizational processes preventing program execution on the system; organizational processes for software program usage and restrictions; mechanisms preventing program execution on the system; mechanisms supporting and/or implementing software program usage and restrictions].

Overlays

Showing the OT/ICS overlay for the parent control CM-7 — see the CM-7(2) entries within each baseline below.

OT/ICS Overlay SP 800-82r3

NIST SP 800-82r3 Appendix F, Table 22. Blank baseline means the control/control enhancement is not selected in that initial OT baseline.

LOW

  • Base control: Included (matches standard baseline)

MODERATE

  • Base control: Included (matches standard baseline)
  • Included: (1) (2) (5)

HIGH

  • Base control: Included (matches standard baseline)
  • Included: (1) (2) (5)

STIGs & CCIs

No STIG checks or CCI mappings are currently loaded for CM-7(2). This section is architected to display, per product: STIG ID, Finding ID, Severity, Title, Description, Check, Fix, CCI, and NIST control mapping — but nothing is populated here until a real DISA STIG/CCI dataset is ingested.

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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

  • specifications for preventing software program execution
  • system security plan

Configuration

  • Configuration management policy
  • configuration management plan
  • system design documentation
  • system configuration settings and associated documentation
  • system component inventory
  • common secure configuration checklists

Testing

  • Organizational processes preventing program execution on the system
  • organizational processes for software program usage and restrictions
  • mechanisms preventing program execution on the system
  • mechanisms supporting and/or implementing software program usage and restrictions

Other Records

  • procedures addressing least functionality in the system
  • change control records
  • system audit records
  • other relevant documents or records