BRACKETOLOGY | FEDRAMP
SA-18: TAMPER RESISTANCE AND DETECTION
FedRAMP Baseline Membership SA-18: NOT SELECTED
The organization implements a tamper protection program for the information system, system component, or information system service.
SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE
Anti-tamper technologies and techniques provide a level of protection for critical information systems, system components, and information technology products against a number of related threats including modification, reverse engineering, and substitution. Strong identification combined with tamper resistance and/or tamper detection is essential to protecting information systems, components, and products during distribution and when in use.
RELATED CONTROLS: SA-18
CONTROL ENHANCEMENTS
SA-18 (1) TAMPER RESISTANCE AND DETECTION | MULTIPLE PHASES OF SDLC
The organization employs anti-tamper technologies and techniques during multiple phases in the system development life cycle including design, development, integration, operations, and maintenance.
Supplemental Guidance:
Organizations use a combination of hardware and software techniques for tamper resistance and detection. Organizations employ obfuscation and self-checking, for example, to make reverse engineering and modifications more difficult, time-consuming, and expensive for adversaries. Customization of information systems and system components can make substitutions easier to detect and therefore limit damage.
RELATED CONTROLS: SA-18 (1)
SA-18 (2) TAMPER RESISTANCE AND DETECTION | INSPECTION OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS, COMPONENTS, OR DEVICES
The organization inspects [Assignment: organization-defined information systems, system components, or devices] [Selection (one or more): at random; at [Assignment: organization-defined frequency], upon [Assignment: organization-defined indications of need for inspection]] to detect tampering.
Supplemental Guidance:
This control enhancement addresses both physical and logical tampering and is typically applied to mobile devices, notebook computers, or other system components taken out of organization-controlled areas. Indications of need for inspection include, for example, when individuals return from travel to high-risk locations.
RELATED CONTROLS: SA-18 (2)
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