id: "AC-16(02)" title: "Attribute Value Changes by Authorized Individuals" family: "AC" family_name: "Access Control" sort_id: "ac-16.02" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "system" parent: "AC-16" enhancement: True
Statement
Provide authorized individuals (or processes acting on behalf of individuals) the capability to define or change the value of associated security and privacy attributes.
Guidance
The content or assigned values of attributes can directly affect the ability of individuals to access organizational information. Therefore, it is important for systems to be able to limit the ability to create or modify attributes to authorized individuals.
Assessment Objective: authorized individuals (or processes acting on behalf of individuals) are provided with the capability to define or change the value of associated security attributes;
Assessment Objective: authorized individuals (or processes acting on behalf of individuals) are provided with the capability to define or change the value of associated privacy attributes.
Access control policy
procedures addressing the change of security and privacy attribute values
system design documentation
system configuration settings and associated documentation
list of individuals authorized to change security and privacy attributes
system audit records
system security plan
privacy plan
other relevant documents or records
Organizational personnel with responsibilities for changing values of security and privacy attributes
organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities
system developers
Mechanisms permitting changes to values of security and privacy attributes