SI-07(12) Integrity Verification
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Title
Integrity Verification
Control
Require that the integrity of the following user-installed software be verified prior to execution: [Assignment: user-installed software].
Discussion
Organizations verify the integrity of user-installed software prior to execution to reduce the likelihood of executing malicious code or programs that contains errors from unauthorized modifications. Organizations consider the practicality of approaches to verifying software integrity, including the availability of trustworthy checksums from software developers and vendors.
Parameters
si-07.12_odp: user-installed software
Related controls
cm-11
Assessment objective
SI-07(12) the integrity of [Assignment: user-installed software] is verified prior to execution.
STIG rules that implement this control 0
No followed STIG rule cites a CCI indexed to this control (CCI list 2026-07-14).