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PE-08 Visitor Access Records

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

Visitor Access Records

Control

a. Maintain visitor access records to the facility where the system resides for [Assignment: time period];
b. Review visitor access records [Assignment: frequency] ; and
c. Report anomalies in visitor access records to [Assignment: personnel].

Discussion

Visitor access records include the names and organizations of individuals visiting, visitor signatures, forms of identification, dates of access, entry and departure times, purpose of visits, and the names and organizations of individuals visited. Access record reviews determine if access authorizations are current and are still required to support organizational mission and business functions. Access records are not required for publicly accessible areas.

Parameters

pe-08_odp.01: time period
pe-08_odp.02: frequency
pe-08_odp.03: personnel

Related controls

pe-2, pe-3, pe-6

STIG rules that implement this control 0

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