NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5
CA-6
Assessment, Authorization, and Monitoring

Authorization

Description

a. Assign a senior official as the authorizing official for the system; b. Assign a senior official as the authorizing official for common controls available for inheritance by organizational systems; c. Ensure that the authorizing official for the system, before commencing operations: d. Ensure that the authorizing official for common controls authorizes the use of those controls for inheritance by organizational systems; e. Update the authorizations [organization-defined parameter].

Mapped SPARTA techniques

No techniques mapped to this control.

Cite as SafeMode Space, nist-80053-rev5 CA-6.

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