PM-32 Purposing
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Title
Purposing
Control
Analyze [Assignment: systems or system components] supporting mission essential services or functions to ensure that the information resources are being used consistent with their intended purpose.
Discussion
Systems are designed to support a specific mission or business function. However, over time, systems and system components may be used to support services and functions that are outside of the scope of the intended mission or business functions. This can result in exposing information resources to unintended environments and uses that can significantly increase threat exposure. In doing so, the systems are more vulnerable to compromise, which can ultimately impact the services and functions for which they were intended. This is especially impactful for mission-essential services and functions. By analyzing resource use, organizations can identify such potential exposures.
Parameters
pm-32_odp: systems or system components
Related controls
ca-7, pl-2, ra-3, ra-9
Assessment objective
PM-32 [Assignment: systems or system components] supporting mission-essential services or functions are analyzed to ensure that the information resources are being used in a manner that is consistent with their intended purpose.
STIG rules that implement this control 0
No followed STIG rule cites a CCI indexed to this control (CCI list 2026-07-14).