FedRAMP High
CM - Configuration Management

FedRAMP High CM-2(3): Retention of Previous Configurations

Retain FedRAMP-defined number of previous baseline configurations (3) to support rollback.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 21 controls across 13 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 4 controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 4 controls

  • 1.2.8 1.2.8 NSC configuration files secured and consistent
  • 10.3.4 10.3.4 File integrity monitoring on audit logs
  • 11.5.2 11.5.2 Change detection on critical files
  • 6.5.1 6.5.1 Change control procedure for production

CIS Controls v8 · 2 controls

  • CIS-11.2 Perform Automated Backups
  • CIS-11.4 Establish and Maintain an Isolated Instance of Recovery Data

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.32 Change management
  • 8.9 Configuration management
  • ASD37-36 System recovery capabilities (Very Good)
  • SEC01-BP06 Automate deployment of standard security controls

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.14.4e Refresh Systems and Components from a Trusted Baseline

NIST SP 800-218 · 1 control

  • CM-2(3) CM-2(3) Baseline Configuration | Retention of Previous Configurations
  • CM-2(3) CM-2(3) Baseline Configuration | Retention of Previous Configurations

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC8.1 CC8.1 Managing changes to procedures, software, data and infrastructure

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 CM - Configuration Management

You are reading one control. How much of FedRAMP High have you already done?

FedRAMP High CM-2(3) 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.

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. 6 were rejected on the C5 (Germany) pair alone.

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