CMMC 2.0
Configuration Management

CMMC 2.0 CM.L2-3.4.7: Nonessential Functionality

Prevent nonessential programs, functions, ports, protocols and services from being used, by restricting or disabling each one identified as unnecessary.

Maintained by Gerard BlokdykVerified against the published standard Control text last updated

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 41 controls across 20 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

  • ANSSI-HYG-14 Apply a Minimum Security Level Across the Whole Estate
  • ANSSI-HYG-17 Enable and Configure the Local Firewall on Workstations
  • ANSSI-HYG-21 Use Secure Protocols Wherever They Exist
  • ANSSI-HYG-27 Prohibit Internet Access from Administration Workstations and Servers
  • ASD37-01 Application control (Essential)
  • ASD37-04 User application hardening (Essential)
  • ASD37-10 Server application hardening (Very Good)
  • ASD37-11 Operating system hardening (Very Good)

PCI DSS 4.0 · 4 controls

  • 1.2.5 1.2.5 Allowed services, protocols and ports justified
  • 1.2.6 1.2.6 Security features for insecure services in use
  • 2.2.4 2.2.4 Only necessary functionality enabled
  • 2.2.5 2.2.5 Insecure services, protocols or daemons secured

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 3 controls

ACSC Essential Eight · 2 controls

  • E8-UAH-ML1 User Application Hardening - Maturity Level 1
  • E8-UAH-ML3 User Application Hardening - Maturity Level 3
  • SEC05-BP02 Control traffic flow within your network layers
  • SEC06-BP02 Provision compute from hardened images
  • ASBv3-AM-5 Use only approved applications in virtual machine
  • ASBv3-NS-8 Detect and disable insecure services and protocols

CIS Controls v8 · 2 controls

  • CIS-4.4 Implement and Manage a Firewall on Servers
  • CIS-4.8 Uninstall or Disable Unnecessary Services on Enterprise Assets and Software

FedRAMP High · 2 controls

FedRAMP Moderate · 2 controls

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.19 Installation of software on operational systems
  • 8.9 Configuration management

UK Cyber Essentials · 2 controls

  • CE-FW.4 Approve and Document Inbound Rules
  • CE-SC.1 Remove or Disable Unused Software

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-OPS-23 Managing Vulnerabilities, Malfunctions and Errors - System Hardening

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.9 Configuration management

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.4.2e Automated Detection and Remediation of Unauthorized Software

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC6.8 CC6.8 Preventing and detecting unauthorised or malicious software

Every mapping shown was judged rather than inferred from wording similarity, and the ones that failed review are published too. See the coverage reports and what was rejected.

Other controls in Configuration Management

You are reading one control. How much of CMMC 2.0 have you already done?

CMMC 2.0 CM.L2-3.4.7 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of CMMC 2.0 your existing evidence covers. Hold FedRAMP Moderate and 108 of 110 CMMC 2.0 controls already carry evidence.

Each report names every control your existing framework evidences, every one it does not, the reasoning behind each claim, and the claims that were argued against and rejected. 1 were rejected on the FedRAMP Moderate pair alone.

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