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Requirements NIST SOURCE

Test sanitization equipment and procedures [organization-defined frequency] to ensure that the intended sanitization is being achieved.

Discussion (NIST Supplemental Guidance)

Testing of sanitization equipment and procedures may be conducted by qualified and authorized external entities, including federal agencies or external service providers.

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 MP-6(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. frequency with which to test sanitization equipment is defined;
  2. frequency with which to test sanitization procedures is defined;
  3. sanitization equipment is tested <MP-06(02)_ODP[01] frequency> to ensure that the intended sanitization is being achieved;
  4. sanitization procedures are tested <MP-06(02)_ODP[02] frequency> to ensure that the intended sanitization is being achieved.

Examine

[SELECT FROM: System media protection policy; procedures addressing media sanitization and disposal; procedures addressing testing of media sanitization equipment; results of media sanitization equipment and procedures testing; system audit records; records retention and disposition policy; records retention and disposition procedures; system security plan; privacy plan; other relevant documents or records].

Interview

[SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with system media sanitization responsibilities; organizational personnel with records retention and disposition responsibilities; organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities].

Test

[SELECT FROM: Organizational processes for media sanitization; automated mechanisms supporting and/or implementing media sanitization; automated mechanisms supporting and/or implementing media sanitization procedures; sanitization equipment].

Overlays

Showing the OT/ICS overlay for the parent control MP-6 — see the MP-6(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)

HIGH

  • Base control: Included (matches standard baseline)
  • Included: (1) (2) (3)

STIGs & CCIs

No STIG checks or CCI mappings are currently loaded for MP-6(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

  • System media protection policy
  • records retention and disposition policy
  • system security plan
  • privacy plan

Testing

  • Organizational processes for media sanitization
  • automated mechanisms supporting and/or implementing media sanitization
  • automated mechanisms supporting and/or implementing media sanitization procedures
  • sanitization equipment

Other Records

  • procedures addressing media sanitization and disposal
  • procedures addressing testing of media sanitization equipment
  • results of media sanitization equipment and procedures testing
  • system audit records
  • records retention and disposition procedures
  • other relevant documents or records