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PE-22 Component Marking

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.1.1+u4
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Title

Component Marking

Control

Mark [Assignment: system hardware components] indicating the impact level or classification level of the information permitted to be processed, stored, or transmitted by the hardware component.

Discussion

Hardware components that may require marking include input and output devices. Input devices include desktop and notebook computers, keyboards, tablets, and smart phones. Output devices include printers, monitors/video displays, facsimile machines, scanners, copiers, and audio devices. Permissions controlling output to the output devices are addressed in [AC-3](#ac-3) or [AC-4](#ac-4) . Components are marked to indicate the impact level or classification level of the system to which the devices are connected, or the impact level or classification level of the information permitted to be output. Security marking refers to the use of human-readable security attributes. Security labeling refers to the use of security attributes for internal system data structures. Security marking is generally not required for hardware components that process, store, or transmit information determined by organizations to be in the public domain or to be publicly releasable. However, organizations may require markings for hardware components that process, store, or transmit public information in order to indicate that such information is publicly releasable. Marking of system hardware components reflects applicable laws, executive orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards.

Parameters

pe-22_odp: system hardware components

Related controls

ac-16, ac-3, ac-4, mp-3

Assessment objective

PE-22 [Assignment: system hardware components] are marked indicating the impact level or classification level of the information permitted to be processed, stored, or transmitted by the hardware component.

STIG rules that implement this control 0

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