NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3
03.03 AU (Audit and Accountability)

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 03.03.07: Time Stamps

Use internal system clocks to generate time stamps for audit records; synchronize to authoritative time source.

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

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This control maps to 17 controls across 11 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

FedRAMP High · 3 controls

  • AU-8 Time Stamps
  • SC-45 System Time Synchronization (SC-45)
  • SC-45(1) System Time Synchronization | Synchronization with Authoritative Time Source (SC-45(1))

FedRAMP Moderate · 3 controls

  • AU-8 Time Stamps
  • SC-45 System Time Synchronization (SC-45)
  • SC-45(1) System Time Synchronization | Synchronization with Authoritative Time Source (SC-45(1))

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 2 controls

  • 10.6.1 10.6.1 System clocks synchronized with time-sync technology
  • 10.6.2 10.6.2 Systems configured to correct and consistent time
  • ASBv3-LT-7 Use approved time synchronization sources

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-OPS-11 Logging and Monitoring - Metadata Management Concept

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

  • CIS-8.4 Standardize Time Synchronization

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.17 Clock synchronization 

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.17 Clock synchronization

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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NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 03.03.07 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 your existing evidence covers. Hold PCI DSS 4.0 and 69 of 97 NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 controls already carry evidence.

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