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CM-06(01) Automated Management, Application, and Verification

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.2.0 against 5.2.0
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unchanged CM High baseline part of CM-6

Title

Automated Management, Application, and Verification

Control

Manage, apply, and verify configuration settings for [Assignment: system components] using [Assignment: organization-defined automated mechanisms].

Discussion

Automated tools (e.g., hardening tools, baseline configuration tools) can improve the accuracy, consistency, and availability of configuration settings information. Automation can also provide data aggregation and data correlation capabilities, alerting mechanisms, and dashboards to support risk-based decision-making within the organization.

Parameters

cm-6.1_prm_2: organization-defined automated mechanisms
cm-06.01_odp.01: system components
cm-06.01_odp.02: automated mechanisms
cm-06.01_odp.03: automated mechanisms
cm-06.01_odp.04: automated mechanisms

Related controls

ca-7

STIG rules that implement this control 9

Apple iOS/iPadOS 26 V1R3

Apple iOS/iPadOS 27 V1R1

Cisco IOS XE Router NDM Y26M04

Google Android 16 COBO Y26M10

Google Android 17 COBO Y26M06

Samsung Android 16 COBO Y26M10