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.

  1. 3.14.1[a]the time within which to identify system flaws is specified.
  2. 3.14.1[b]system flaws are identified within the specified time frame.
  3. 3.14.1[c]the time within which to report system flaws is specified.
  4. 3.14.1[d]system flaws are reported within the specified time frame.
  5. 3.14.1[e]the time within which to correct system flaws is specified.
  6. 3.14.1[f]system flaws are corrected within the specified time frame.

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NIST 800-171 3.14.1 explained — System and Information Integrity | Valontir