CM-02 Baseline Configuration
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Title
Baseline Configuration
Control
a. Develop, document, and maintain under configuration control, a current baseline configuration of the system; and
b. Review and update the baseline configuration of the system:
1. [Assignment: frequency];
2. When required due to [Assignment: circumstances] ; and
3. When system components are installed or upgraded.
Discussion
Baseline configurations for systems and system components include connectivity, operational, and communications aspects of systems. Baseline configurations are documented, formally reviewed, and agreed-upon specifications for systems or configuration items within those systems. Baseline configurations serve as a basis for future builds, releases, or changes to systems and include security and privacy control implementations, operational procedures, information about system components, network topology, and logical placement of components in the system architecture. Maintaining baseline configurations requires creating new baselines as organizational systems change over time. Baseline configurations of systems reflect the current enterprise architecture.
Parameters
cm-02_odp.01: frequency
cm-02_odp.02: circumstances
Related controls
ac-19, au-6, ca-9, cm-1, cm-3, cm-5, cm-6, cm-8, cm-9, cp-10, cp-12, cp-9, ma-2, pl-8, pm-5, sa-10, sa-15, sa-8, sc-18
STIG rules that implement this control 0
No followed STIG rule cites a CCI indexed to this control (CCI list 2026-07-14).