SC-3(1) Hardware Separation
Control enhancement of SC-3 Security Function Isolation
Control
Employ hardware separation mechanisms to implement security function isolation.
Discussion
Hardware separation mechanisms include hardware ring architectures that are implemented within microprocessors and hardware-enforced address segmentation used to support logically distinct storage objects with separate attributes (i.e., readable, writeable).
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