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AU-12(04) Query Parameter Audits of Personally Identifiable Information

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.2.0 against 5.2.0
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unchanged AU part of AU-12

Title

Query Parameter Audits of Personally Identifiable Information

Control

Provide and implement the capability for auditing the parameters of user query events for data sets containing personally identifiable information.

Discussion

Query parameters are explicit criteria that an individual or automated system submits to a system to retrieve data. Auditing of query parameters for datasets that contain personally identifiable information augments the capability of an organization to track and understand the access, usage, or sharing of personally identifiable information by authorized personnel.

STIG rules that implement this control 0

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