NIST SP 800-218
Produce Well Secured Software

NIST SP 800-218 SP800-218-PW.5.1: Secure Coding Practices

Follow secure coding practices for input validation, output encoding, authentication, session management, error handling, and use of secure defaults. Apply practices consistently across languages used in the organization.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 40 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.

C5 (Germany) · 4 controls

  • C5-DEV-01 Policies for the development/procurement of information systems
  • C5-PSS-04 Error handling and Logging Mechanisms
  • C5-PSS-06 Session Management
  • C5-PSS-09 Authorisation Mechanisms

FedRAMP High · 3 controls

  • SA-15 Development Process, Standards, and Tools (SA-15)
  • SI-10 Information Input Validation
  • SI-11 Error Handling

FedRAMP Moderate · 3 controls

  • SA-15 Development Process, Standards, and Tools (SA-15)
  • SI-10 Information Input Validation
  • SI-11 Error Handling

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 3 controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

  • 6.2.1 6.2.1 Secure development of bespoke and custom software
  • 6.2.3 6.2.3 Code review before release
  • 6.2.4 6.2.4 Engineering techniques against common software attacks
  • ASBv3-DS-4 Integrate static application security testing into DevOps pipeline
  • ASBv3-IM-8 Restrict the exposure of credential and secrets

CIS Controls v8 · 2 controls

  • CIS-16.1 Establish and Maintain a Secure Application Development Process
  • CIS-16.9 Train Developers in Application Security Concepts and Secure Coding
  • CCM-AIS-01 Application and Interface Security Policy and Procedures
  • CCM-AIS-04 Secure Application Design and Development

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 2 controls

  • 161R1-SA-15 Development Process, Standards, and Tools
  • 161R1-SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles

SOC 2 · 2 controls

BSIMM · 1 control

  • SR1.1 Create security standards

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • NIST-CSF-PR.PS-06 Secure software development practices are integrated, and their performance is monitored throughout the software development life cycle
  • 03.16.01 Security Engineering Principles

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.13.2e Introduce Unpredictability into System Operations

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