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Physical and Environmental Protection (PE)

The Physical and Environmental Protection family has 22 active controls in SP 800-53 release 5.2.0. “Yes” marks membership in the SP 800-53B baselines.

ControlTitleLowModerateHighPrivacy
PE-1Policy and ProceduresYesYesYes
PE-2Physical Access AuthorizationsYesYesYes
PE-3Physical Access ControlYesYesYes
PE-4Access Control for TransmissionYesYes
PE-5Access Control for Output DevicesYesYes
PE-6Monitoring Physical AccessYesYesYes
PE-8Visitor Access RecordsYesYesYes
PE-9Power Equipment and CablingYesYes
PE-10Emergency ShutoffYesYes
PE-11Emergency PowerYesYes
PE-12Emergency LightingYesYesYes
PE-13Fire ProtectionYesYesYes
PE-14Environmental ControlsYesYesYes
PE-15Water Damage ProtectionYesYesYes
PE-16Delivery and RemovalYesYesYes
PE-17Alternate Work SiteYesYes
PE-18Location of System ComponentsYes
PE-19Information Leakage
PE-20Asset Monitoring and Tracking
PE-21Electromagnetic Pulse Protection
PE-22Component Marking
PE-23Facility Location

Withdrawn controls: PE-7.

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.