Page templates
Every page in the guide follows a predictable structure so readers know where to look. Copy the matching template below into a new Markdown file.
Control guidance
Section titled “Control guidance”Control pages are generated from the NIST catalog. Add your guidance below the line <!-- guidance: write below this line --> in the control’s file; that part is never overwritten when the catalog is refreshed. See AC-2 for a finished example.
## How to apply it
One or two sentences on what this control really asks for in practice.
**Common implementations.** How organizations usually meet it, and what "good" looks like.
**Organization-defined parameters.** Typical values and where they are usually set.
**Evidence assessors ask for.**
- Artifact one- Artifact two
**Inheritance.** What is usually inherited from a cloud or enterprise provider, and what stays with the system.
**Common findings.**
- Finding one
**Industry notes.** Links to industry guides where this control carries extra weight.
**Technology notes.** Links to technology playbooks that implement it.Front matter rules
Section titled “Front matter rules”The build checks these fields and fails with a message naming the page and the bad value:
controlslists lowercase ids of active SP 800-53 controls or enhancements, as NIST writes them in OSCAL:ac-2for AC-2,ac-2.3for AC-2(3). Withdrawn controls are rejected. The list of valid ids issrc/data/control-ids.json, written bynpm run controls. Each control page lists the pages that name it (or its enhancements) under Referenced by, so there is no need to edit the control page.industriesandtechnologiesare slugs: lowercase letters and digits, with single hyphens between words (entra-id, notEntra_ID).
Industry guide
Section titled “Industry guide”Save as src/content/docs/industries/<industry>.md.
---title: Healthcaredescription: Applying the RMF and SP 800-53 to systems that handle protected health information.industries: [healthcare]controls: [ac-2, au-2] # controls this page gives guidance on---
One-paragraph summary: who this applies to and the main rules alongside 800-53.
## Rules that apply
| Rule | Regulator | What it requires | Overlap with 800-53 || --- | --- | --- | --- |
## How the RMF steps change
What is different at each step (categorization factors, extra controls, assessment expectations).
## Controls that carry extra weight
| Control | Why it matters here || --- | --- |
## Common findings
## Key referencesTechnology playbook
Section titled “Technology playbook”Save as src/content/docs/technology/<platform>.md.
---title: Microsoft Entra IDdescription: Meeting and evidencing identity and access controls in Microsoft Entra ID.technologies: [entra-id]controls: [ac-2, ia-2, ia-5] # controls this page gives guidance on---
One-paragraph summary: what the platform is and which controls it helps with.
## Controls covered
| Control | How the platform meets it | Customer or provider responsibility || --- | --- | --- |
## Recommended configuration
Settings, with the control each one supports.
## Evidence to collect
What to export or screenshot, and how often.
## Common findings
## Key referencesIndependent 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.