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SC-07(17) Automated Enforcement of Protocol Formats

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.2.0 against 5.2.0
All changes in this version
unchanged SC part of SC-7

Title

Automated Enforcement of Protocol Formats

Control

Enforce adherence to protocol formats.

Discussion

System components that enforce protocol formats include deep packet inspection firewalls and XML gateways. The components verify adherence to protocol formats and specifications at the application layer and identify vulnerabilities that cannot be detected by devices operating at the network or transport layers.

Related controls

sc-4

Assessment objective

SC-07(17) adherence to protocol formats is enforced.

STIG rules that implement this control 0

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