Verify Scope of Testing and Evaluation
LOW MODERATE HIGHRequirements NIST SOURCE
Require the developer of the system, system component, or system service to verify that the scope of testing and evaluation provides complete coverage of the required controls at the following level of rigor: [organization-defined breadth and depth of testing and evaluation].
Discussion (NIST Supplemental Guidance)
Verifying that testing and evaluation provides complete coverage of required controls can be accomplished by a variety of analytic techniques ranging from informal to formal. Each of these techniques provides an increasing level of assurance that corresponds to the degree of formality of the analysis. Rigorously demonstrating control coverage at the highest levels of assurance can be achieved using formal modeling and analysis techniques, including correlation between control implementation and corresponding test cases.
Implementation Guidance
Original engineering commentary written for this explorer — not NIST source text and not authoritative guidance.
No engineering interpretation has been authored for SA-11(7) 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
- the breadth of testing and evaluation of required controls is defined;
- the depth of testing and evaluation of required controls is defined;
- the developer of the system, system component, or system service is required to verify that the scope of testing and evaluation provides complete coverage of the required controls at <SA-11(07)_ODP[01] breadth>;
- the developer of the system, system component, or system service is required to verify that the scope of testing and evaluation provides complete coverage of the required controls at <SA-11(07)_ODP[02] depth>.
Examine
[SELECT FROM: System and services acquisition policy; procedures addressing system developer security testing; solicitation documentation; acquisition documentation; service level agreements; acquisition contracts for the system, system component, or system service; system developer security testing and evaluation plans; system developer security testing and evaluation results; system security plan; other relevant documents or records].
Interview
[SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with system and service acquisition responsibilities; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities; organizational personnel with developer security testing responsibilities; system developers; independent verification agent].
Test
[SELECT FROM: Organizational processes for monitoring developer security testing and evaluation; mechanisms supporting and/or implementing the monitoring of developer security testing and evaluation].
Overlays
STIGs & CCIs
No STIG checks or CCI mappings are currently loaded for SA-11(7). 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
- System and services acquisition policy
- system security plan
Testing
- Organizational processes for monitoring developer security testing and evaluation
- mechanisms supporting and/or implementing the monitoring of developer security testing and evaluation
Other Records
- procedures addressing system developer security testing
- solicitation documentation
- acquisition documentation
- service level agreements
- acquisition contracts for the system, system component, or system service
- system developer security testing and evaluation plans
- system developer security testing and evaluation results
- other relevant documents or records