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03.04.08 Authorized Software – Allow by Exception

NIST SP 800-171 Revision 3 · Rev 3

a. Identify software programs authorized to execute on the system. b. Implement a deny-all, allow-by-exception policy for the execution of authorized software programs on the system. c. Review and update the list of authorized software programs [frequency].

Quoted verbatim from NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3, which is in the public domain.

No cross-framework mapping is seeded for this control. That is stated rather than filled in: a mapping nobody authored is worse than a gap you can see.

Track 03.04.08 with evidence behind it

In CMDash this control is a row with an owner, a status, uploaded evidence kept with its full history, and an export an assessor can read.

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