NIST 800-171 · System and Communications Protection

Requirement 3.13.12

SPRS weight
SPRS weight: 1
POA&M eligibility
POA&M-eligible
Assessment objectives
3 assessment objectives

Official requirement text

Prohibit remote activation of collaborative computing devices and provide indication of devices in use to users present at the device.

Assessment objectives

Assessors don’t evaluate the requirement as one sentence; they walk these objectives one by one. Each must be met for the requirement to score.

  1. 3.13.12[a]collaborative computing devices are identified.
  2. 3.13.12[b]collaborative computing devices provide indication to users of devices in use.
  3. 3.13.12[c]remote activation of collaborative computing devices is prohibited.

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