FedRAMP High
CM - Configuration Management

FedRAMP High CM-3(2): Testing, Validation, and Documentation of Changes

Test, validate, and document changes before implementing on operational system.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 28 controls across 16 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

  • 6.2.3 6.2.3 Code review before release
  • 6.5.1 6.5.1 Change control procedure for production
  • 6.5.2 6.5.2 Confirm PCI DSS controls after significant change
  • 6.5.3 6.5.3 Separate pre-production from production

CIS Controls v8 · 3 controls

  • CIS-16.1 Establish and Maintain a Secure Application Development Process
  • CIS-16.12 Implement Code-Level Security Checks
  • CIS-16.8 Separate Production and Non-Production Systems
  • ASBv3-DS-4 Integrate static application security testing into DevOps pipeline
  • ASBv3-DS-5 Integrate dynamic application security testing into DevOps pipeline

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance
  • 8.32 Change management

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance
  • 8.32 Change management
  • SEC11-BP02 Automate testing throughout the development and release lifecycle

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • CFTC-SS-5 Systems Development and Quality Assurance Category

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-218 · 1 control

  • CM-3(2) CM-3(2) Configuration Change Control | Testing, Validation, and Documentation of Changes
  • CM-3(2) CM-3(2) Configuration Change Control | Testing, Validation, and Documentation of Changes

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-3(2) 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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