NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5
SC-51
System and Communications Protection

Hardware-based Protection

Description

a. Employ hardware-based, write-protect for [organization-defined parameter] ; and b. Implement specific procedures for [organization-defined parameter] to manually disable hardware write-protect for firmware modifications and re-enable the write-protect prior to returning to operational mode.

Mapped SPARTA techniques

88 techniques

Cite as SafeMode Space, nist-80053-rev5 SC-51.

Built 2026-07-25 from 216 techniques, 334 regulation articles, 125 ENISA controls, 2,610 framework controls, and 90 countermeasures.