CM-5(1) Automated Access Enforcement and Audit Records
Control enhancement of CM-5 Access Restrictions for Change
Control
Enforce access restrictions using [Assignment: automated mechanisms] ; and
Automatically generate audit records of the enforcement actions.
Discussion
Organizations log system accesses associated with applying configuration changes to ensure that configuration change control is implemented and to support after-the-fact actions should organizations discover any unauthorized changes.
Related controls
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