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CA-08(03) Facility Penetration Testing

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.1.1+u4
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first version loaded CA part of CA-8

Title

Facility Penetration Testing

Control

Employ a penetration testing process that includes [Assignment: frequency] [Selection (one or more): announced; unannounced] attempts to bypass or circumvent controls associated with physical access points to the facility.

Discussion

Penetration testing of physical access points can provide information on critical vulnerabilities in the operating environments of organizational systems. Such information can be used to correct weaknesses or deficiencies in physical controls that are necessary to protect organizational systems.

Parameters

ca-08.03_odp.01: frequency
ca-08.03_odp.02: [announced; unannounced]

Related controls

ca-2, pe-3

Assessment objective

CA-08(03) the penetration testing process includes [Assignment: frequency] [Selection (one or more): announced; unannounced] attempts to bypass or circumvent controls associated with physical access points to facility.

STIG rules that implement this control 0

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