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SC-40(01) Electromagnetic Interference

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.2.0 against 5.2.0
All changes in this version
unchanged SC part of SC-40

Title

Electromagnetic Interference

Control

Implement cryptographic mechanisms that achieve [Assignment: level of protection] against the effects of intentional electromagnetic interference.

Discussion

The implementation of cryptographic mechanisms for electromagnetic interference protects systems against intentional jamming that might deny or impair communications by ensuring that wireless spread spectrum waveforms used to provide anti-jam protection are not predictable by unauthorized individuals. The implementation of cryptographic mechanisms may also coincidentally mitigate the effects of unintentional jamming due to interference from legitimate transmitters that share the same spectrum. Mission requirements, projected threats, concept of operations, and laws, executive orders, directives, regulations, policies, and standards determine levels of wireless link availability, cryptography needed, and performance.

Parameters

sc-40.01_odp: level of protection

Related controls

pe-21, sc-12, sc-13

Assessment objective

SC-40(01) cryptographic mechanisms that achieve [Assignment: level of protection] against the effects of intentional electromagnetic interference are implemented.

STIG rules that implement this control 0

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