Data Tagging
LOW MODERATE HIGHRequirements NIST SOURCE
Attach data tags containing the following purposes to [elements of personally identifiable information]: [processing purposes].
Discussion (NIST Supplemental Guidance)
Data tags support the tracking of processing purposes by conveying the purposes along with the relevant elements of personally identifiable information throughout the system. By conveying the processing purposes in a data tag along with the personally identifiable information as the information transits a system, a system owner or operator can identify whether a change in processing would be compatible with the identified and documented purposes. Data tags may also support the use of automated tools.
Implementation Guidance
Original engineering commentary written for this explorer — not NIST source text and not authoritative guidance.
No engineering interpretation has been authored for PT-3(1) 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
- processing purposes to be contained in data tags are defined;
- elements of personally identifiable information to be tagged are defined;
- data tags containing <PT-03(01)_ODP[01] processing purposes> are attached to <PT-03(01)_ODP[02] elements of personally identifiable information>.
Examine
[SELECT FROM: Personally identifiable information processing and transparency policy and procedures; documented description of how data tags are used to identify personally identifiable information data elements and their authorized uses; data tag schema; data extracts with corresponding data tags; privacy plan; other relevant documents or records].
Interview
[SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with personally identifiable information processing and transparency responsibilities; organizational personnel with data tagging responsibilities; organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities].
Test
[SELECT FROM: Organizational processes for authorizing the processing of personally identifiable information; mechanisms supporting and/or implementing data tagging].
STIGs & CCIs
No STIG checks or CCI mappings are currently loaded for PT-3(1). 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
Categorized from the SP 800-53A "Examine"/"Test" artifact list above by keyword — not an authoritative NIST evidence list.
Policy
- Personally identifiable information processing and transparency policy and procedures
- privacy plan
Testing
- Organizational processes for authorizing the processing of personally identifiable information
- mechanisms supporting and/or implementing data tagging
Other Records
- documented description of how data tags are used to identify personally identifiable information data elements and their authorized uses
- data tag schema
- data extracts with corresponding data tags
- other relevant documents or records