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Controlled Unclassified Information

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Requirements NIST SOURCE

Downgrade system media containing controlled unclassified information prior to public release.

Discussion (NIST Supplemental Guidance)

The downgrading of controlled unclassified information uses approved sanitization tools, techniques, and procedures.

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-8(3) 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. system media containing controlled unclassified information is identified;
  2. system media containing controlled unclassified information is downgraded prior to public release.

Examine

[SELECT FROM: System media protection policy; access authorization policy; procedures addressing downgrading of media containing CUI; applicable federal and organizational standards and policies regarding protection of CUI; media downgrading records; system security plan; other relevant documents or records].

Interview

[SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with system media downgrading responsibilities; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities].

Test

[SELECT FROM: Organizational processes for media downgrading; mechanisms supporting and/or implementing media downgrading].

STIGs & CCIs

No STIG checks or CCI mappings are currently loaded for MP-8(3). 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.

Learn more about STIG/CCI integration →

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
  • access authorization policy
  • applicable federal and organizational standards and policies regarding protection of CUI
  • system security plan

Testing

  • Organizational processes for media downgrading
  • mechanisms supporting and/or implementing media downgrading

Other Records

  • procedures addressing downgrading of media containing CUI
  • media downgrading records
  • other relevant documents or records