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Assessment, Authorization, and Monitoring (CA)

The Assessment, Authorization, and Monitoring family has 8 active controls in SP 800-53 release 5.2.0. “Yes” marks membership in the SP 800-53B baselines.

ControlTitleLowModerateHighPrivacy
CA-1Policy and ProceduresYesYesYesYes
CA-2Control AssessmentsYesYesYesYes
CA-3Information ExchangeYesYesYes
CA-5Plan of Action and MilestonesYesYesYesYes
CA-6AuthorizationYesYesYesYes
CA-7Continuous MonitoringYesYesYesYes
CA-8Penetration TestingYes
CA-9Internal System ConnectionsYesYesYes

Withdrawn controls: CA-4.

Independent guidance, not an official NIST publication. Control text is from NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 and SP 800-53A (public domain). Original content is licensed CC BY 4.0; program templates and the downloadable kit are dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0.