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MP-3: MEDIA MARKING

  • FedRAMP Baseline Membership MP-3:
  • MODERATE
  • HIGH

FedRAMP Bracketology

Use the FedRAMP Control Membership information above to determine if a control or control enhancement is required for each Impact Baseline — LOW, MODERATE, or HIGH

Click on the panel below each control or control enhancement to review the FedRAMP Impact Baseline-specific control configuration requirements for each of the [BRACKETS] in each control and/or control enhancement.

Review and use Additional Requirements and Guidance to build FedRAMP-compliant controls for your risk-based cybersecurity program.

To change the baseline view in the panel, click on LOW, MODERATE, or HIGH when the panel is open

Panels only appear where there are [BRACKETS] in the control or enhancement or where there is FedRAMP-specific requirements or guidance available.

The organization:

    • a. Marks information system media indicating the distribution limitations, handling caveats, and applicable security markings (if any) of the information; and
    • b. Exempts [Assignment: organization-defined types of information system media] from marking as long as the media remain within [Assignment: organization-defined controlled areas].

Click Low | Moderate | High below to see FedRAMP control configuration information. It's in BOLD.

There are no FedRAMP-specific requirements if this control is used for a LOW Impact system.

Note: While MP-3 is not selected for LOW impact system, Moderate and High Implementations include the following FedRAMP-specific guidance:

FedRAMP GUIDANCE:

Second parameter in MP-3 (b) is not applicable.

The organization:

  • a. Marks information system media indicating the distribution limitations, handling caveats, and applicable security markings (if any) of the information; and
  • b. Exempts no removable media types from marking as long as the media remain within organization-defined controlled areas.

FedRAMP GUIDANCE:

Second parameter in MP-3 (b) is not applicable.

The organization:

  • a. Marks information system media indicating the distribution limitations, handling caveats, and applicable security markings (if any) of the information; and
  • b. Exempts no removable media types from marking as long as the media remain within organization-defined controlled areas.

FedRAMP GUIDANCE:

Second parameter in MP-3 (b) is not applicable.

SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE

The term security marking refers to the application/use of human-readable security attributes. The term security labeling refers to the application/use of security attributes with regard to internal data structures within information systems (see AC-16). Information system media includes both digital and non-digital media. Digital media includes, for example, diskettes, magnetic tapes, external/removable hard disk drives, flash drives, compact disks, and digital video disks. Non-digital media includes, for example, paper and microfilm. Security marking is generally not required for media containing information determined by organizations to be in the public domain or to be publicly releasable. However, some organizations may require markings for public information indicating that the information is publicly releasable. Marking of information system media reflects applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance.

CONTROL ENHANCEMENTS

NO CONTROL ENHANCEMENTS

REFERENCES:

  • FIPS Publication 199