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CM.2.062
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Control Acronym
CM
Family
Configuration Management
CMMC Level
2
800-171 Control #
3.4.6
CMMC Description
Employ the principle of least functionality by configuring organizational systems to provide only essential capabilities.
CMMC Clarification
You should customize organizational systems. To do this, remove non-essential applications and disable services not needed. Systems come with many unnecessary applications and settings enabled by default. Disable unnecessary software and services. These include unused ports and protocols. Leave only the fewest capabilities necessary for the systems to operate effectively. Example You know that systems often include unnecessary software and services enabled by default. You deploy new servers in your organization’s IT environment. Before you do so, you review each system’s role and minimum required capabilities. You remove software that is not needed. You disable unused ports and services. You leave only the essential capabilities enabled for the system to function in its role.
800-171 Description
Employ the principle of least functionality by configuring organizational systems to provide only essential capabilities.
800-171 Discussion
Systems can provide a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services routinely provided by default, may not be necessary to support essential organizational missions, functions, or operations. It is sometimes convenient to provide multiple services from single system components. However, doing so increases risk over limiting the services provided by any one component. Where feasible, organizations limit component functionality to a single function per component.Organizations review functions and services provided by systems or components of systems, to determine which functions and services are candidates for elimination. Organizations disable unused or unnecessary physical and logical ports and protocols to prevent unauthorized connection of devices, transfer of information, and tunneling. Organizations can utilize network scanning tools, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and end-point protections such as firewalls and host-based intrusion detection systems to identify and prevent the use of prohibited functions, ports, protocols, and services.
Other Source Discussion
N/A
CIS Control References
NIST 800-53 Control Ref.
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 4 CM-7
CMMC Derived
NIST CSF Control References
NIST 800-171 References
NIST SP 800-171 Rev 1 3.4.6
Applicable FAR Clause
NIST CSF Control Reference
NIST CSF v1.1 PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3
CERT RMM Reference
CERT RMM v1.2 TM:SG2.SP2
Modification of NIST 800-171B Reference
NIST 800-171B Reference
UK NCSCCyber Reference
UK NCSC Cyber Essentials
AS ACSC Reference
Sub-Criterias
Assessment Sub-Criteria 1
CM.2.062.[a] essential system capabilities are defined based on the principle of least functionality; and
Assessment Sub-Criteria 2
CM.2.062.[b] the system is configured to provide only the defined essential capabilities.