FedRAMP High
CM - Configuration Management

FedRAMP High CM-10: Software Usage Restrictions

Use software in accordance with contracts and copyright laws; track licenses; document peer-to-peer file sharing controls.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 31 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.

ISO 27001:2022 · 4 controls

  • 5.10 Acceptable use of information and other associated assets
  • 5.31 Legal, statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements
  • 5.32 Intellectual property rights
  • 8.19 Installation of software on operational systems

ISO 27002:2022 · 4 controls

  • 5.10 Acceptable use of information and other associated assets
  • 5.31 Legal, statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements
  • 5.32 Intellectual property rights
  • 8.19 Installation of software on operational systems
  • NIST-CSF-DE.CM-09 Computing hardware and software, runtime environments, and their data are monitored to find potentially adverse events
  • NIST-CSF-GV.OC-03 Legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements regarding cybersecurity - including privacy and civil liberties obligations - are understood and managed
  • NIST-CSF-ID.AM-02 Inventories of software, services, and systems managed by the organization are maintained
  • NIST-CSF-PR.PS-05 Installation and execution of unauthorized software are prevented

CIS Controls v8 · 2 controls

  • CIS-2.2 Ensure Authorized Software is Currently Supported
  • CIS-2.5 Allowlist Authorized Software

PCI DSS 4.0 · 2 controls

  • 12.2.1 12.2.1 Rules for acceptable use of end-user technology
  • 6.3.2 6.3.2 Inventory of bespoke software and components
  • E8-APP-ML1 Application Control (ML1)
  • SEC11-BP05 Centralize services for packages and dependencies
  • AUCDR-IS-5 Limit, prevent, detect and remove malware
  • AM-2 Use only approved services

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.4.1e Authoritative Source for Software and Firmware

NIST SP 800-218 · 1 control

  • CM-10 CM-10 Software Usage Restrictions
  • CM-10 CM-10 Software Usage Restrictions
  • CM-10 CM-10 Software Usage Restrictions

SOC 2 · 1 control

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

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-SU.1 Software Licensed and Supported

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.

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FedRAMP High CM-10 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of FedRAMP High your existing evidence covers. Hold C5 (Germany) and 119 of 410 FedRAMP High controls already carry evidence.

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