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AC-17(03) Managed Access Control Points

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.2.0 against 5.2.0
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unchanged AC Moderate baselineHigh baseline part of AC-17

Title

Managed Access Control Points

Control

Route remote accesses through authorized and managed network access control points.

Discussion

Organizations consider the Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) initiative [DHS TIC](#4f42ee6e-86cc-403b-a51f-76c2b4f81b54) requirements for external network connections since limiting the number of access control points for remote access reduces attack surfaces.

Related controls

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Assessment objective

AC-17(03) remote accesses are routed through authorized and managed network access control points.

STIG rules that implement this control 0

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