NIST 800-171 · System and Information Integrity
Requirement 3.14.1
- SPRS weight
- SPRS weight: 5
- POA&M eligibility
- Not POA&M-eligible
- Assessment objectives
- 6 assessment objectives
Official requirement text
Identify, report, and correct system flaws in a timely manner.
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.
- 3.14.1[a]the time within which to identify system flaws is specified.
- 3.14.1[b]system flaws are identified within the specified time frame.
- 3.14.1[c]the time within which to report system flaws is specified.
- 3.14.1[d]system flaws are reported within the specified time frame.
- 3.14.1[e]the time within which to correct system flaws is specified.
- 3.14.1[f]system flaws are corrected within the specified time frame.
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