id: "AC-04(24)" title: "Internal Normalized Format" family: "AC" family_name: "Access Control" sort_id: "ac-04.24" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "system" parent: "AC-04" enhancement: True


Statement

When transferring information between different security domains, parse incoming data into an internal normalized format and regenerate the data to be consistent with its intended specification.

Guidance

Converting data into normalized forms is one of most of effective mechanisms to stop malicious attacks and large classes of data exfiltration.

Assessment Objective: when transferring information between different security domains, incoming data is parsed into an internal, normalized format;

Assessment Objective: when transferring information between different security domains, the data is regenerated to be consistent with its intended specification.

Information flow enforcement policy

procedures addressing information flow enforcement

system design documentation

system configuration settings and associated documentation

system audit records

system security plan

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with information flow enforcement responsibilities

system/network administrators

organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

Mechanisms implementing information flow enforcement functions