NIST SP 800-218
Produce Well Secured Software

NIST SP 800-218 SP800-218-PW.9.1: Configure Software to Have Secure Settings by Default

Ship software with secure default configuration so that customers receive a secure posture out of the box. Document the security implications of any settings that customers can change.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 24 controls across 15 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 800-161 Rev 1 · 3 controls

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

  • C5-PSS-01 Guidelines and Recommendations for Cloud Customers
  • C5-PSS-11 Images for Virtual Machines and Containers

FedRAMP High · 2 controls

  • CM-6 Configuration Settings
  • SA-5 System Documentation

FedRAMP Moderate · 2 controls

  • CM-6 Configuration Settings
  • SA-5 System Documentation

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles
  • 8.9 Configuration management

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

  • ASBv3-PV-1 Define and establish secure configurations

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

  • CIS-16.7 Use Standard Hardening Configuration Templates for Application Infrastructure

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.9 Configuration management

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.13.2e Introduce Unpredictability into System Operations

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities

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 800-218 SP800-218-PW.9.1 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of NIST SP 800-218 your existing evidence covers. Hold NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 and 30 of 42 NIST SP 800-218 controls already carry evidence.

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