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SC-39(01) Hardware Separation

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.2.0 against 5.2.0
All changes in this version
unchanged SC part of SC-39

Title

Hardware Separation

Control

Implement hardware separation mechanisms to facilitate process isolation.

Discussion

Hardware-based separation of system processes is generally less susceptible to compromise than software-based separation, thus providing greater assurance that the separation will be enforced. Hardware separation mechanisms include hardware memory management.

Assessment objective

SC-39(01) hardware separation is implemented to facilitate process isolation.

STIG rules that implement this control 0

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