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Remote Purging or Wiping of Information

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Requirements NIST SOURCE

Provide the capability to purge or wipe information from [systems or system components][one of: remotely; under].

Discussion (NIST Supplemental Guidance)

Remote purging or wiping of information protects information on organizational systems and system components if systems or components are obtained by unauthorized individuals. Remote purge or wipe commands require strong authentication to help mitigate the risk of unauthorized individuals purging or wiping the system, component, or device. The purge or wipe function can be implemented in a variety of ways, including by overwriting data or information multiple times or by destroying the key necessary to decrypt encrypted data.

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(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. systems or system components to purge or wipe information either remotely or under specific conditions are defined;
  2. one of the following PARAMETER VALUES is selected: {remotely; under <MP-06(08)_ODP[03] conditions>};
  3. conditions under which information is to be purged or wiped are defined (if selected);
  4. the capability to purge or wipe information from <MP-06(08)_ODP[01] systems or system components> <MP-06(08)_ODP[02] SELECTED PARAMETER VALUE> is provided.

Examine

[SELECT FROM: System media protection policy; procedures addressing media sanitization and disposal; system design documentation; system configuration settings and associated documentation; authorization records; media sanitization records; audit records; system security plan; other relevant documents or records].

Interview

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

Test

[SELECT FROM: Organizational processes for purging/wiping media; mechanisms supporting and/or implementing purge/wipe capabilities].

Overlays

Showing the OT/ICS overlay for the parent control MP-6 — see the MP-6(8) 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(8). 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
  • system security plan

Configuration

  • system design documentation
  • system configuration settings and associated documentation

Testing

  • Organizational processes for purging/wiping media
  • mechanisms supporting and/or implementing purge/wipe capabilities

Other Records

  • procedures addressing media sanitization and disposal
  • authorization records
  • media sanitization records
  • audit records
  • other relevant documents or records