FedRAMP High
SC - System and Communications Protection

FedRAMP High SC-7(3): Access Points

Limit number of external network connections to system; TIC-aligned.

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 19 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

PCI DSS 4.0 · 8 controls

  • 1.2.5 1.2.5 Allowed services, protocols and ports justified
  • 1.3.1 1.3.1 Inbound CDE traffic restricted
  • 1.3.3 1.3.3 NSCs between wireless networks and the CDE
  • 1.4.1 1.4.1 NSCs between trusted and untrusted networks
  • 1.4.2 1.4.2 Restricting traffic entering trusted networks from outside
  • 1.4.3 1.4.3 Anti-spoofing measures at trusted boundary
  • 11.2.1 11.2.1 Detect authorized and rogue wireless access points
  • 9.2.2 9.2.2 Controls on publicly accessible network jacks
  • NS-2 Secure cloud services with network controls
  • NS-3 Deploy firewall at the edge of enterprise network
  • ASD37-08 Deny direct internet connectivity (Excellent)

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-COS-02 Security requirements for connections in the Cloud Service Provider's network

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

  • CIS-12.2 Establish and Maintain a Secure Network Architecture

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.22 Segregation of networks

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.20 Networks security

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.10.1 Network security management
  • NIST-CSF-PR.IR-01 Networks and environments are protected from unauthorized logical access and usage

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.13.1e Create Diversity in System Components to Limit Malicious Code Propagation
  • SC-7(3) SC-7(3) Boundary Protection | Access Points
  • SC-7(3) SC-7(3) Boundary Protection | Access Points

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC6.6 CC6.6 Protection against threats from outside the system boundary

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-FW.3 Block Unauthenticated Inbound Connections

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

FedRAMP High SC-7(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.

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