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03.13 System and Communications Protection

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44 requirements in the System and Communications Protection family

03.13.01Boundary Protection Assessment
A.03.13.01.a[01]Boundary Protection a[01]
A.03.13.01.a[02]Boundary Protection a[02]
A.03.13.01.a[03]Boundary Protection a[03]
A.03.13.01.a[04]Boundary Protection a[04]
A.03.13.01.bBoundary Protection b
A.03.13.01.cBoundary Protection c
03.13.02Information in Shared System Resources Assessment
03.13.03Security and Privacy Engineering Assessment
03.13.04CUI Separation Assessment
A.03.13.04[01]unauthorized information transfer via shared system resources is prevented
A.03.13.04[02]unintended information transfer via shared system resources is prevented
03.13.05Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity Assessment
03.13.06Network Disconnect Assessment
A.03.13.06[01]network communications traffic is denied by default
A.03.13.06[02]network communications traffic is allowed by exception
03.13.07Cryptographic Protection Assessment
03.13.08CUI at Rest Assessment
A.03.13.08[01]cryptographic mechanisms are implemented to prevent the unauthorized disclosu...
A.03.13.08[02]cryptographic mechanisms are implemented to prevent the unauthorized disclosu...
03.13.09Connections to Public Networks Assessment
A.03.13.09.ODP[01]Connections to Public Networks ODP[01]
A.03.13.09Connections to Public Networks
03.13.10Collaborative Computing Devices Assessment
A.03.13.10.ODP[01]Collaborative Computing Devices ODP[01]
A.03.13.10[01]cryptographic keys are established in the system in accordance with the follo...
A.03.13.10[02]cryptographic keys are managed in the system in accordance with the following...
03.13.11Mobile Code Assessment
A.03.13.11.ODP[01]Mobile Code ODP[01]
A.03.13.11Mobile Code
03.13.12Voice over Internet Protocol Assessment
A.03.13.12.ODP[01]Voice over Internet Protocol ODP[01]
A.03.13.12.aVoice over Internet Protocol a
A.03.13.12.bVoice over Internet Protocol b
03.13.13DNS and Traffic Filtering Assessment
A.03.13.13.a[01]DNS and Traffic Filtering a[01]
A.03.13.13.a[02]DNS and Traffic Filtering a[02]
A.03.13.13.b[01]DNS and Traffic Filtering b[01]
A.03.13.13.b[02]DNS and Traffic Filtering b[02]
A.03.13.13.b[03]DNS and Traffic Filtering b[03]
03.13.14Technology-Specific Implementation Assessment
03.13.15Session Authenticity Assessment
A.03.13.15Session Authenticity
03.13.16CUI at Rest (Incorporated) Assessment