Control Catalog
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
20 control families, 324 base controls, and 850 control enhancements from the official NIST catalog (version 5.2.0). Pick a family to see its controls and baseline allocations.
SC
System and Communications Protection
51 controls · 111 enhancements · 4 withdrawn
- SC-1Policy and ProceduresLOWMODERATEHIGH
- SC-2Separation of System and User Functionality2 enhancementsMODERATEHIGH
- SC-3Security Function Isolation5 enhancementsHIGH
- SC-4Information in Shared System Resources2 enhancementsMODERATEHIGH
- SC-5Denial-of-service Protection3 enhancementsLOWMODERATEHIGH
- SC-6Resource Availability
- SC-7Boundary Protection29 enhancementsLOWMODERATEHIGH
- SC-8Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity5 enhancementsMODERATEHIGH
- SC-10Network DisconnectMODERATEHIGH
- SC-11Trusted Path1 enhancement
- SC-12Cryptographic Key Establishment and Management6 enhancementsLOWMODERATEHIGH
- SC-13Cryptographic Protection4 enhancementsLOWMODERATEHIGH
- SC-15Collaborative Computing Devices and Applications4 enhancementsLOWMODERATEHIGH
- SC-16Transmission of Security and Privacy Attributes3 enhancements
- SC-17Public Key Infrastructure CertificatesMODERATEHIGH
- SC-18Mobile Code5 enhancementsMODERATEHIGH
- SC-20Secure Name/Address Resolution Service (Authoritative Source)2 enhancementsLOWMODERATEHIGH
- SC-21Secure Name/Address Resolution Service (Recursive or Caching Resolver)1 enhancementLOWMODERATEHIGH
- SC-22Architecture and Provisioning for Name/Address Resolution ServiceLOWMODERATEHIGH
- SC-23Session Authenticity5 enhancementsMODERATEHIGH
- SC-24Fail in Known StateHIGH
- SC-25Thin Nodes
- SC-26Decoys1 enhancement
- SC-27Platform-independent Applications
- SC-28Protection of Information at Rest3 enhancementsMODERATEHIGH
- SC-29Heterogeneity1 enhancement
- SC-30Concealment and Misdirection5 enhancements
- SC-31Covert Channel Analysis3 enhancements
- SC-32System Partitioning1 enhancement
- SC-34Non-modifiable Executable Programs3 enhancements
- SC-35External Malicious Code Identification
- SC-36Distributed Processing and Storage2 enhancements
- SC-37Out-of-band Channels1 enhancement
- SC-38Operations Security
- SC-39Process Isolation2 enhancementsLOWMODERATEHIGH
- SC-40Wireless Link Protection4 enhancements
- SC-41Port and I/O Device Access
- SC-42Sensor Capability and Data5 enhancements
- SC-43Usage Restrictions
- SC-44Detonation Chambers
- SC-45System Time Synchronization2 enhancements
- SC-46Cross Domain Policy Enforcement
- SC-47Alternate Communications Paths
- SC-48Sensor Relocation1 enhancement
- SC-49Hardware-enforced Separation and Policy Enforcement
- SC-50Software-enforced Separation and Policy Enforcement
- SC-51Hardware-based Protection
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