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AC-17(04) Privileged Commands and Access

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

Privileged Commands and Access

Control

(a) Authorize the execution of privileged commands and access to security-relevant information via remote access only in a format that provides assessable evidence and for the following needs: [Assignment: organization-defined needs] ; and
(b) Document the rationale for remote access in the security plan for the system.

Discussion

Remote access to systems represents a significant potential vulnerability that can be exploited by adversaries. As such, restricting the execution of privileged commands and access to security-relevant information via remote access reduces the exposure of the organization and the susceptibility to threats by adversaries to the remote access capability.

Parameters

ac-17.4_prm_1: organization-defined needs
ac-17.04_odp.01: needs requiring remote access
ac-17.04_odp.02: needs requiring remote access

Related controls

ac-6, sc-12, sc-13

STIG rules that implement this control 0

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