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Configuration Management (CM)

The Configuration Management family has 14 active controls in SP 800-53 release 5.2.0. “Yes” marks membership in the SP 800-53B baselines.

ControlTitleLowModerateHighPrivacy
CM-1Policy and ProceduresYesYesYesYes
CM-2Baseline ConfigurationYesYesYes
CM-3Configuration Change ControlYesYes
CM-4Impact AnalysesYesYesYesYes
CM-5Access Restrictions for ChangeYesYesYes
CM-6Configuration SettingsYesYesYes
CM-7Least FunctionalityYesYesYes
CM-8System Component InventoryYesYesYes
CM-9Configuration Management PlanYesYes
CM-10Software Usage RestrictionsYesYesYes
CM-11User-installed SoftwareYesYesYes
CM-12Information LocationYesYes
CM-13Data Action Mapping
CM-14Signed Components

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.