CM-2(3) Retention of Previous Configurations

Control enhancement of CM-2 Baseline Configuration

Control

Retain [Assignment: number] of previous versions of baseline configurations of the system to support rollback.

Discussion

Retaining previous versions of baseline configurations to support rollback include hardware, software, firmware, configuration files, configuration records, and associated documentation.

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