SC-6 Resource Availability
Guidance: nonePolicy clause: noneWhat these mean
sc6ctl| Baselines | Implementation level | Enhancements |
|---|---|---|
| Not in a baseline | System | None |
Related controls: SC-5
Control statement
Section titled “Control statement”Protect the availability of resources by allocating [Assignment: organization-defined resources] by [Selection (one or more): priority; quota; [Assignment: organization-defined controls] ].
NIST discussion
Priority protection prevents lower-priority processes from delaying or interfering with the system that services higher-priority processes. Quotas prevent users or processes from obtaining more than predetermined amounts of resources.
Assessment objectives (SP 800-53A)
Section titled “Assessment objectives (SP 800-53A)”Objectives and methods for SC-6
Determine if the availability of resources is protected by allocating [Assignment: organization-defined resources] by [Selection (one or more): priority; quota; [Assignment: organization-defined controls] ].
Examine: System and communications protection policy; procedures addressing prioritization of system resources; system design documentation; system configuration settings and associated documentation; system audit records; system security plan; other relevant documents or records.
Interview: System/network administrators; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities; system developer.
Test: Mechanisms supporting and/or implementing a resource allocation capability; safeguards employed to protect availability of resources.
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.