NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5
SA-5
System and Services Acquisition

System Documentation

Description

a. Obtain or develop administrator documentation for the system, system component, or system service that describes: b. Obtain or develop user documentation for the system, system component, or system service that describes: c. Document attempts to obtain system, system component, or system service documentation when such documentation is either unavailable or nonexistent and take [organization-defined parameter] in response; and d. Distribute documentation to [organization-defined parameter].

Mapped SPARTA techniques

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Cross-framework references

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