SA-17(6)

Requirement

Require the developer of the system, system component, or system service to structure security-relevant hardware, software, and firmware to facilitate testing.

Discussion

Applying the security design principles in SP 800-160-1 promotes complete, consistent, and comprehensive testing and evaluation of systems, system components, and services. The thoroughness of such testing contributes to the evidence produced to generate an effective assurance case or argument as to the trustworthiness of the system, system component, or service.

Title

Developer Security and Privacy Architecture and Design | Structure for Testing
Family

System and Services Acquisition
NIST 800-53B Baseline(s)

NIST 800-53A Assessment Guidance

Examine

[SELECT FROM: System and services acquisition policy; enterprise architecture policy; procedures addressing developer security architecture and design specifications for the system; solicitation documentation; acquisition documentation; service level agreements; acquisition contracts for the system, system component, or system service; system design documentation; system security architecture documentation; privacy architecture documentation; system configuration settings and associated documentation; developer documentation describing the design and structure of security-relevant hardware, software, and firmware components to facilitate testing; system security plan; privacy plan; other relevant documents or records].

Interview

[SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with system and service acquisition responsibilities; organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities; system developer; organizational personnel with information security and privacy architecture and design responsibilities].

ID	Assessment Objectives
SA-17(06)	the developer of the system, system component, or system service is required to structure security-relevant hardware, software, and firmware to facilitate testing.

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