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SC-31(03) Measure Bandwidth in Operational Environments

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.2.0 against 5.2.0
All changes in this version
unchanged SC part of SC-31

Title

Measure Bandwidth in Operational Environments

Control

Measure the bandwidth of [Assignment: subset of identified covert channels] in the operational environment of the system.

Discussion

Measuring covert channel bandwidth in specified operational environments helps organizations determine how much information can be covertly leaked before such leakage adversely affects mission or business functions. Covert channel bandwidth may be significantly different when measured in settings that are independent of the specific environments of operation, including laboratories or system development environments.

Parameters

sc-31.03_odp: subset of identified covert channels

Assessment objective

SC-31(03) the bandwidth of [Assignment: subset of identified covert channels] is measured in the operational environment of the system.

STIG rules that implement this control 0

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