ComplianceNIST 800-53 control

NIST-MA-5 Maintenance Personnel

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Framework
NIST SP 800-53 rev5 (5.2.0)
Family
MA Maintenance
Control
MA-5

Control statement

a. Establish a process for maintenance personnel authorization and maintain a list of authorized maintenance organizations or personnel; b. Verify that non-escorted personnel performing maintenance on the system possess the required access authorizations; and c. Designate organizational personnel with required access authorizations and technical competence to supervise the maintenance activities of personnel who do not possess the required access authorizations.

Discussion

Maintenance personnel refers to individuals who perform hardware or software maintenance on organizational systems, while [PE-2](#pe-2) addresses physical access for individuals whose maintenance duties place them within the physical protection perimeter of the systems. Technical competence of supervising individuals relates to the maintenance performed on the systems, while having required access authorizations refers to maintenance on and near the systems. Individuals not previously identified as authorized maintenance personnel—such as information technology manufacturers, vendors, systems integrators, and consultants—may require privileged access to organizational systems, such as when they are required to conduct maintenance activities with little or no notice. Based on organizational assessments of risk, organizations may issue temporary credentials to these individuals. Temporary credentials may be for one-time use or for very limited time periods.

Related

Related control · Compliance (12)

  • NIST-AC-2 Account Management NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-AC-3 Access Enforcement NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-AC-5 Separation of Duties NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-AC-6 Least Privilege NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users) NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-IA-8 Identification and Authentication (Non-organizational Users) NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-MA-4 Nonlocal Maintenance NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-MP-2 Media Access NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-PE-2 Physical Access Authorizations NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-PE-3 Physical Access Control NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-PS-7 External Personnel Security NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-RA-3 Risk Assessment NIST 800-53 control

Referenced by Compliance · enhancement of (5)

  • NIST-MA-5(1) Individuals Without Appropriate Access NIST 800-53 enhancement
  • NIST-MA-5(2) Security Clearances for Classified Systems NIST 800-53 enhancement
  • NIST-MA-5(3) Citizenship Requirements for Classified Systems NIST 800-53 enhancement
  • NIST-MA-5(4) Foreign Nationals NIST 800-53 enhancement
  • NIST-MA-5(5) Non-system Maintenance NIST 800-53 enhancement

Referenced by Compliance · has member (1)

  • NIST-MA Maintenance NIST 800-53 family

Referenced by Compliance · related control (14)

  • NIST-AC-2 Account Management NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-AC-3 Access Enforcement NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-AC-5 Separation of Duties NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users) NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-MA-4 Nonlocal Maintenance NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-MA-7 Field Maintenance NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-MP-2 Media Access NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-MP-6 Media Sanitization NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-PE-2 Physical Access Authorizations NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-PE-3 Physical Access Control NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-PL-2 System Security and Privacy Plans NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-PS-3 Personnel Screening NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-PS-7 External Personnel Security NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-RA-3 Risk Assessment NIST 800-53 control