NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
CM - Configuration Management

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 NIST800-CM-14: CM-14 Signed Components

Prevent the installation of [Assignment: organization-defined software and firmware components] without verification that the component has been digitally signed using a certificate that is recognized and approved by the organization.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 25 controls across 17 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

CIS Controls v8 · 4 controls

  • CIS-16.11 Leverage Vetted Modules or Services for Application Security Components
  • CIS-16.4 Establish and Manage an Inventory of Third-Party Software Components
  • CIS-2.6 Allowlist Authorized Libraries
  • CIS-2.7 Allowlist Authorized Scripts

HIPAA Security Rule · 2 controls

  • NIST-CSF-PR.PS-05 Installation and execution of unauthorized software are prevented
  • NIST-CSF-RC.RP-05 The integrity of restored assets is verified, systems and services are restored, and normal operating status is confirmed

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 2 controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 2 controls

  • 6.4.3 6.4.3 Payment page script management
  • 6.5.4 6.5.4 Separate roles between production and pre-production
  • E8-MACRO-ML3 Configure Microsoft Office Macro Settings (ML3)
  • ASD37-03 Configure Microsoft Office macro settings (Essential)
  • CCM-AIS-06 Automated Secure Application Deployment

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.19 Installation of software on operational systems

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.19 Installation of software on operational systems

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.14.1e Verify Integrity of Security Critical Software and Firmware

NIST SP 800-218 · 1 control

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC6.8 CC6.8 Preventing and detecting unauthorised or malicious software

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-MP.4 Application Allowlisting (Alternative)

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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