Identity
LOW MODERATE HIGHRequirements NIST SOURCE
Establish and maintain unique identification of the following supply chain elements, processes, and personnel associated with the identified system and critical system components: [supply chain elements, processes, and personnel].
Discussion (NIST Supplemental Guidance)
Knowing who and what is in the supply chains of organizations is critical to gaining visibility into supply chain activities. Visibility into supply chain activities is also important for monitoring and identifying high-risk events and activities. Without reasonable visibility into supply chains elements, processes, and personnel, it is very difficult for organizations to understand and manage risk and reduce their susceptibility to adverse events. Supply chain elements include organizations, entities, or tools used for the research and development, design, manufacturing, acquisition, delivery, integration, operations, maintenance, and disposal of systems and system components. Supply chain processes include development processes for hardware, software, and firmware; shipping and handling procedures; configuration management tools, techniques, and measures to maintain provenance; personnel and physical security programs; or other programs, processes, or procedures associated with the production and distribution of supply chain elements. Supply chain personnel are individuals with specific roles and responsibilities related to the secure the research and development, design, manufacturing, acquisition, delivery, integration, operations and maintenance, and disposal of a system or system component. Identification methods are sufficient to support an investigation in case of a supply chain change (e.g. if a supply company is purchased), compromise, or event.
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-4(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
- supply chain elements, processes, and personnel associated with systems and critical system components that require unique identification are defined;
- unique identification of <SR-04(01)_ODP supply chain elements, processes, and personnel> is established;
- unique identification of <SR-04(01)_ODP supply chain elements, processes, and personnel> is maintained.
Examine
[SELECT FROM: Supply chain risk management policy and procedures; supply chain risk management plan; system and services acquisition policy; procedures addressing supply chain protection; procedures addressing the integration of information security requirements into the acquisition process; list of supply chain elements, processes, and actors (associated with the system, system component, or system service) requiring implementation of unique identification processes, procedures, tools, mechanisms, equipment, techniques, and/or configurations; 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 protection responsibilities; organizational personnel with responsibilities for establishing and retaining the unique identification of supply chain elements, processes, and actors].
Test
[SELECT FROM: Organizational processes for defining, establishing, and retaining unique identification for supply chain elements, processes, and actors; mechanisms supporting and/or implementing the definition, establishment, and retention of unique identification for supply chain elements, processes, and actors].
STIGs & CCIs
No STIG checks or CCI mappings are currently loaded for SR-4(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.
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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 defining, establishing, and retaining unique identification for supply chain elements, processes, and actors
- mechanisms supporting and/or implementing the definition, establishment, and retention of unique identification for supply chain elements, processes, and actors
Other Records
- procedures addressing supply chain protection
- procedures addressing the integration of information security requirements into the acquisition process
- list of supply chain elements, processes, and actors (associated with the system, system component, or system service) requiring implementation of unique identification processes, procedures, tools, mechanisms, equipment, techniques, and/or configurations
- other relevant documents or records