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PE-10 Emergency Shutoff

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.2.0 against 5.2.0
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Title

Emergency Shutoff

Control

a. Provide the capability of shutting off power to [Assignment: system or individual system components] in emergency situations;
b. Place emergency shutoff switches or devices in [Assignment: location] to facilitate access for authorized personnel; and
c. Protect emergency power shutoff capability from unauthorized activation.

Discussion

Emergency power shutoff primarily applies to organizational facilities that contain concentrations of system resources, including data centers, mainframe computer rooms, server rooms, and areas with computer-controlled machinery.

Parameters

pe-10_odp.01: system or individual system components
pe-10_odp.02: location

Related controls

pe-15

STIG rules that implement this control 0

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