NIST SP 800-171 Revision 2 · 110 requirements
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0 N/A · 110 open gaps
−313 pts from open gaps
64 requirements must be resolved before the conditional POA&M path can be considered.
Met = no deduction. Not Met = the official weight. N/A is available only for the documented scope cases described in the row. Partial deductions are limited to the two specified implementation cases.
3.1Access Control
0/22 Met −54 pts
Access Control
Limit system access to authorized users, processes acting on behalf of authorized users, and devices (including other systems).
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Limit system access to the types of transactions and functions that authorized users are permitted to execute.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Control the flow of CUI in accordance with approved authorizations.
Separate the duties of individuals to reduce the risk of malevolent activity without collusion.
Employ the principle of least privilege, including for specific security functions and privileged accounts.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Use non-privileged accounts or roles when accessing non-security functions.
Prevent non-privileged users from executing privileged functions and capture the execution of such functions in audit logs.
Limit unsuccessful logon attempts.
Provide privacy and security notices consistent with applicable CUI rules.
Use session lock with pattern-hiding displays to prevent access and viewing of data after a period of inactivity.
Terminate (automatically) a user session after a defined condition.
Monitor and control remote access sessions.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Employ cryptographic mechanisms to protect the confidentiality of remote access sessions.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Route remote access via managed access control points.
Authorize remote execution of privileged commands and remote access to security-relevant information.
Authorize wireless access prior to allowing such connections.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Protect wireless access using authentication and encryption.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Control connection of mobile devices.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Encrypt CUI on mobile devices and mobile computing platforms
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Verify and control/limit connections to and use of external systems.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Limit use of portable storage devices on external systems.
Control CUI posted or processed on publicly accessible systems.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
3.2Awareness and Training
0/3 Met −11 pts
Awareness and Training
Ensure that managers, systems administrators, and users of organizational systems are made aware of the security risks associated with their activities and of the applicable policies, standards, and procedures related to the security of those systems.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Ensure that personnel are trained to carry out their assigned information security-related duties and responsibilities.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Provide security awareness training on recognizing and reporting potential indicators of insider threat.
3.3Audit and Accountability
0/9 Met −19 pts
Audit and Accountability
Create and retain system audit logs and records to the extent needed to enable the monitoring, analysis, investigation, and reporting of unlawful or unauthorized system activity.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Ensure that the actions of individual system users can be uniquely traced to those users so they can be held accountable for their actions.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Review and update logged events.
Alert in the event of an audit logging process failure.
Correlate audit record review, analysis, and reporting processes for investigation and response to indications of unlawful, unauthorized, suspicious, or unusual activity.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Provide audit record reduction and report generation to support on-demand analysis and reporting.
Provide a system capability that compares and synchronizes internal system clocks with an authoritative source to generate time stamps for audit records.
Protect audit information and audit logging tools from unauthorized access, modification, and deletion.
Limit management of audit logging functionality to a subset of privileged users.
3.4Configuration Management
0/9 Met −33 pts
Configuration Management
Establish and maintain baseline configurations and inventories of organizational systems (including hardware, software, firmware, and documentation) throughout the respective system development life cycles.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Establish and enforce security configuration settings for information technology products employed in organizational systems.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Track, review, approve or disapprove, and log changes to organizational systems.
Analyze the security impact of changes prior to implementation.
Define, document, approve, and enforce physical and logical access restrictions associated with changes to organizational systems.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Employ the principle of least functionality by configuring organizational systems to provide only essential capabilities.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Restrict, disable, or prevent the use of nonessential programs, functions, ports, protocols, and services.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Apply deny-by-exception (blacklisting) policy to prevent the use of unauthorized software or deny-all, permit-by-exception (whitelisting) policy to allow the execution of authorized software.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Control and monitor user-installed software.
3.5Identification and Authentication
0/11 Met −27 pts
Identification and Authentication
Identify system users, processes acting on behalf of users, and devices.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Authenticate (or verify) the identities of users, processes, or devices, as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational systems.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Use multifactor authentication (MFA) for local and network access to privileged accounts and for network access to non-privileged accounts.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Employ replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to privileged and non-privileged accounts.
Prevent reuse of identifiers for a defined period.
Disable identifiers after a defined period of inactivity.
Enforce a minimum password complexity and change of characters when new passwords are created.
Prohibit password reuse for a specified number of generations.
Allow temporary password use for system logons with an immediate change to a permanent password.
Store and transmit only cryptographically-protected passwords.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Obscure feedback of authentication information.
3.6Incident Response
0/3 Met −11 pts
Incident Response
Establish an operational incident-handling capability for organizational systems that includes preparation, detection, analysis, containment, recovery, and user response activities.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Track, document, and report incidents to designated officials and/or authorities both internal and external to the organization.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Test the organizational incident response capability.
3.7Maintenance
0/6 Met −18 pts
Maintenance
Perform maintenance on organizational systems.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Provide controls on the tools, techniques, mechanisms, and personnel used to conduct system maintenance.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Ensure equipment removed for off-site maintenance is sanitized of any CUI.
Check media containing diagnostic and test programs for malicious code before the media are used in organizational systems.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Require multifactor authentication to establish nonlocal maintenance sessions via external network connections and terminate such connections when nonlocal maintenance is complete.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Supervise the maintenance activities of maintenance personnel without required access authorization.
3.8Media Protection
0/9 Met −23 pts
Media Protection
Protect (i.e., physically control and securely store) system media containing CUI, both paper and digital.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Limit access to CUI on system media to authorized users.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Sanitize or destroy system media containing CUI before disposal or release for reuse.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Mark media with necessary CUI markings and distribution limitations.
Control access to media containing CUI and maintain accountability for media during transport outside of controlled areas.
Implement cryptographic mechanisms to protect the confidentiality of CUI stored on digital media during transport unless otherwise protected by alternative physical safeguards.
Control the use of removable media on system components.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Prohibit the use of portable storage devices when such devices have no identifiable owner.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Protect the confidentiality of backup CUI at storage locations.
3.9Personnel Security
0/2 Met −8 pts
Personnel Security
Screen individuals prior to authorizing access to organizational systems containing CUI.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Ensure that organizational systems containing CUI are protected during and after personnel actions such as terminations and transfers.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
3.10Physical Protection
0/6 Met −14 pts
Physical Protection
Limit physical access to organizational systems, equipment, and the respective operating environments to authorized individuals.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Protect and monitor the physical facility and support infrastructure for organizational systems.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Escort visitors and monitor visitor activity.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Maintain audit logs of physical access.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Control and manage physical access devices.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Enforce safeguarding measures for CUI at alternate work sites.
3.11Risk Assessment
0/3 Met −9 pts
Risk Assessment
Periodically assess the risk to organizational operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation), organizational assets, and individuals, resulting from the operation of organizational systems and the associated processing, storage, or transmission of CUI.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Scan for vulnerabilities in organizational systems and applications periodically and when new vulnerabilities affecting those systems and applications are identified.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Remediate vulnerabilities in accordance with risk assessments.
3.12Security Assessment
0/4 Met −13 pts
Security Assessment
Periodically assess the security controls in organizational systems to determine if the controls are effective in their application.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Develop and implement plans of action designed to correct deficiencies and reduce or eliminate vulnerabilities in organizational systems.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Monitor security controls on an ongoing basis to ensure the continued effectiveness of the controls.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Develop, document, and periodically update system security plans that describe system boundaries, system environments of operation, how security requirements are implemented, and the relationships with or connections to other systems.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
3.13System and Communications Protection
0/16 Met −42 pts
System and Communications Protection
Monitor, control, and protect communications (i.e., information transmitted or received by organizational systems) at the external boundaries and key internal boundaries of organizational systems.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Employ architectural designs, software development techniques, and systems engineering principles that promote effective information security within organizational systems.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Separate user functionality from system management functionality.
Prevent unauthorized and unintended information transfer via shared system resources.
Implement subnetworks for publicly accessible system components that are physically or logically separated from internal networks.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Deny network communications traffic by default and allow network communications traffic by exception (i.e., deny all, permit by exception).
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Prevent remote devices from simultaneously establishing non-remote connections with organizational systems and communicating via some other connection to resources in external networks (i.e., split tunneling).
Implement cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure of CUI during transmission unless otherwise protected by alternative physical safeguards.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Terminate network connections associated with communications sessions at the end of the sessions or after a defined period of inactivity.
Establish and manage cryptographic keys for cryptography employed in organizational systems.
Employ FIPS-validated cryptography when used to protect the confidentiality of CUI.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Prohibit remote activation of collaborative computing devices and provide indication of devices in use to users present at the device.
Control and monitor the use of mobile code.
Control and monitor the use of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technologies.
Protect the authenticity of communications sessions.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Protect the confidentiality of CUI at rest.
3.14System and Information Integrity
0/7 Met −31 pts
System and Information Integrity
Identify, report, and correct system flaws in a timely manner.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Provide protection from malicious code at designated locations within organizational systems.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Monitor system security alerts and advisories and take action in response.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Update malicious code protection mechanisms when new releases are available.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Perform periodic scans of organizational systems and real-time scans of files from external sources as files are downloaded, opened, or executed.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Monitor organizational systems, including inbound and outbound communications traffic, to detect attacks and indicators of potential attacks.
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
Identify unauthorized use of organizational systems
Not POA&M-able Must be satisfied before assessment for the conditional Level 2 path under 32 CFR 170.21.
How this estimate works
Starting score: 110. Unmet requirements deduct their official DoD weight. The full deduction total is 313, giving a minimum of −203. The zero-point SSP requirement remains mandatory. This tool uses Revision 2, not Revision 3.
A score of 88 or more is only one conditional Level 2 requirement. Three- and five-point gaps generally cannot be deferred, except the specified non-FIPS encryption case. Certain one-point requirements and the SSP also cannot be deferred. A 110 score does not establish C3PAO audit readiness, certification, or contract-award eligibility.
Requirement summaries are a planning aid. Assess all applicable objectives and retain evidence. N/A must reflect the actual documented assessment scope, not a missing safeguard. Security products such as EDR or SIEM do not automatically satisfy a requirement.
DoD Assessment Methodology v1.2.1 ↗
32 CFR 170.24: CMMC scoring ↗
32 CFR 170.21: POA&M rules ↗
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