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MP-06(07) Dual Authorization

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.2.0 against 5.2.0
All changes in this version
unchanged MP part of MP-6

Title

Dual Authorization

Control

Enforce dual authorization for the sanitization of [Assignment: system media].

Discussion

Organizations employ dual authorization to help ensure that system media sanitization cannot occur unless two technically qualified individuals conduct the designated task. Individuals who sanitize system media possess sufficient skills and expertise to determine if the proposed sanitization reflects applicable federal and organizational standards, policies, and procedures. Dual authorization also helps to ensure that sanitization occurs as intended, protecting against errors and false claims of having performed the sanitization actions. Dual authorization may also be known as two-person control. To reduce the risk of collusion, organizations consider rotating dual authorization duties to other individuals.

Parameters

mp-06.07_odp: system media

Related controls

ac-3, mp-2

Assessment objective

MP-06(07) dual authorization for sanitization of [Assignment: system media] is enforced.

STIG rules that implement this control 0

No followed STIG rule cites a CCI indexed to this control (CCI list 2026-07-14).