Anti-spoofing Mechanisms
LOW MODERATE HIGHRequirements NIST SOURCE
Implement anti-spoofing mechanisms to prevent adversaries from falsifying the security attributes indicating the successful application of the security process.
Discussion (NIST Supplemental Guidance)
Some attack vectors operate by altering the security attributes of an information system to intentionally and maliciously implement an insufficient level of security within the system. The alteration of attributes leads organizations to believe that a greater number of security functions are in place and operational than have actually been implemented.
Implementation Guidance
Original engineering commentary written for this explorer — not NIST source text and not authoritative guidance.
No engineering interpretation has been authored for SC-16(2) 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
- anti-spoofing mechanisms are implemented to prevent adversaries from falsifying the security attributes indicating the successful application of the security process.
Examine
[SELECT FROM: System and communications protection policy; procedures addressing the transmission of security and privacy attributes; access control policy and procedures; system design documentation; system configuration settings and associated documentation; system audit records; system security plan; other relevant documents or records].
Interview
[SELECT FROM: System/network administrators; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities].
Test
[SELECT FROM: Mechanisms supporting and/or implementing anti-spoofing mechanisms].
STIGs & CCIs
No STIG checks or CCI mappings are currently loaded for SC-16(2). 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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Categorized from the SP 800-53A "Examine"/"Test" artifact list above by keyword — not an authoritative NIST evidence list.
Policy
- System and communications protection policy
- access control policy and procedures
- system security plan
Configuration
- system design documentation
- system configuration settings and associated documentation
Testing
- Mechanisms supporting and/or implementing anti-spoofing mechanisms
Other Records
- procedures addressing the transmission of security and privacy attributes
- system audit records
- other relevant documents or records