Monitoring Physical Access to Systems
LOW MODERATE ✓ HIGHRequirements NIST SOURCE
Monitor physical access to the system in addition to the physical access monitoring of the facility at [physical spaces].
Discussion (NIST Supplemental Guidance)
Monitoring physical access to systems provides additional monitoring for those areas within facilities where there is a concentration of system components, including server rooms, media storage areas, and communications centers. Physical access monitoring can be coordinated with intrusion detection systems and system monitoring capabilities to provide comprehensive and integrated threat coverage for the organization.
Implementation Guidance
Original engineering commentary written for this explorer — not NIST source text and not authoritative guidance.
No engineering interpretation has been authored for PE-6(4) 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
Assessment Objectives
- physical spaces containing one or more components of the system are defined;
- physical access to the system is monitored in addition to the physical access monitoring of the facility at <PE-06(04)_ODP physical spaces>.
Examine
[SELECT FROM: Physical and environmental protection policy; procedures addressing physical access monitoring; physical access control logs or records; physical access control devices; access authorizations; access credentials; list of areas within the facility containing concentrations of system components or system components requiring additional physical access monitoring; system security plan; privacy plan; privacy impact assessment; privacy risk assessment documentation; other relevant documents or records].
Interview
[SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with physical access monitoring responsibilities; organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities].
Test
[SELECT FROM: Organizational processes for monitoring physical access to the system; mechanisms supporting and/or implementing physical access monitoring for facility areas containing system components].
Overlays
STIGs & CCIs
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Categorized from the SP 800-53A "Examine"/"Test" artifact list above by keyword — not an authoritative NIST evidence list.
Policy
- Physical and environmental protection policy
- system security plan
- privacy plan
Testing
- Organizational processes for monitoring physical access to the system
- mechanisms supporting and/or implementing physical access monitoring for facility areas containing system components
Other Records
- procedures addressing physical access monitoring
- physical access control logs or records
- physical access control devices
- access authorizations
- access credentials
- list of areas within the facility containing concentrations of system components or system components requiring additional physical access monitoring
- privacy impact assessment
- privacy risk assessment documentation
- other relevant documents or records