800-53|AC-4(17)

Title

DOMAIN AUTHENTICATION

Description

The information system uniquely identifies and authenticates source and destination points by [Selection (one or more): organization, system, application, individual] for information transfer.

Supplemental

Attribution is a critical component of a security concept of operations. The ability to identify source and destination points for information flowing in information systems, allows the forensic reconstruction of events when required, and encourages policy compliance by attributing policy violations to specific organizations/individuals. Successful domain authentication requires that information system labels distinguish among systems, organizations, and individuals involved in preparing, sending, receiving, or disseminating information.

Reference Item Details

Related: IA-2,IA-3,IA-4,IA-5

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

Parent Title: INFORMATION FLOW ENFORCEMENT

Family: ACCESS CONTROL

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