Inspection of Systems or Components
✓ LOW ✓ MODERATE ✓ HIGHRequirements NIST SOURCE
Inspect the following systems or system components [one of: at random; at; upon] to detect tampering: [systems or system components].
Discussion (NIST Supplemental Guidance)
The inspection of systems or systems components for tamper resistance and detection addresses physical and logical tampering and is applied to systems and system components removed from organization-controlled areas. Indications of a need for inspection include changes in packaging, specifications, factory location, or entity in which the part is purchased, and when individuals return from travel to high-risk locations.
Implementation Guidance
Original engineering commentary written for this explorer — not NIST source text and not authoritative guidance.
No engineering interpretation has been authored for SR-10 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
- systems or system components that require inspection are defined;
- one or more of the following PARAMETER VALUES is/are selected: {at random; at <SR-10_ODP[03] frequency>; upon <SR-10_ODP[04] indications of need for inspection>};
- frequency at which to inspect systems or system components is defined (if selected);
- indications of the need for an inspection of systems or system components are defined (if selected);
- <SR-10_ODP[01] systems or system components> are inspected <SR-10_ODP[02] SELECTED PARAMETER VALUES> to detect tampering.
Examine
[SELECT FROM: Supply chain risk management policy and procedures; supply chain risk management plan; system and services acquisition policy; records of random inspections; inspection reports/results; assessment reports/results; acquisition documentation; service level agreements; acquisition contracts for the system, system component, or system service; inter-organizational agreements and procedures; system security plan; other relevant documents or records].
Interview
[SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with system and services acquisition responsibilities; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities; organizational personnel with supply chain risk management responsibilities].
Test
[SELECT FROM: Organizational processes for establishing inter-organizational agreements and procedures with supply chain entities; organizational processes to inspect for tampering].
Overlays
STIGs & CCIs
No STIG checks or CCI mappings are currently loaded for SR-10. 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
- Supply chain risk management policy and procedures
- supply chain risk management plan
- system and services acquisition policy
- system security plan
Testing
- Organizational processes for establishing inter-organizational agreements and procedures with supply chain entities
- organizational processes to inspect for tampering
Other Records
- records of random inspections
- inspection reports/results
- assessment reports/results
- acquisition documentation
- service level agreements
- acquisition contracts for the system, system component, or system service
- inter-organizational agreements and procedures
- other relevant documents or records