id: "AC-16(04)" title: "Association of Attributes by Authorized Individuals" family: "AC" family_name: "Access Control" sort_id: "ac-16.04" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "system" parent: "AC-16" enhancement: True
Statement
Provide the capability to associate {{ insert: param, ac-16.4_prm_1 }} with {{ insert: param, ac-16.4_prm_2 }} by authorized individuals (or processes acting on behalf of individuals).
Guidance
Systems, in general, provide the capability for privileged users to assign security and privacy attributes to system-defined subjects (e.g., users) and objects (e.g., directories, files, and ports). Some systems provide additional capability for general users to assign security and privacy attributes to additional objects (e.g., files, emails). The association of attributes by authorized individuals is described in the design documentation. The support provided by systems can include prompting users to select security and privacy attributes to be associated with information objects, employing automated mechanisms to categorize information with attributes based on defined policies, or ensuring that the combination of the security or privacy attributes selected is valid. Organizations consider the creation, deletion, or modification of attributes when defining auditable events.
Assessment Objective: authorized individuals (or processes acting on behalf of individuals) are provided with the capability to associate {{ insert: param, ac-16.04_odp.01 }} with {{ insert: param, ac-16.04_odp.05 }};
Assessment Objective: authorized individuals (or processes acting on behalf of individuals) are provided with the capability to associate {{ insert: param, ac-16.04_odp.02 }} with {{ insert: param, ac-16.04_odp.06 }};
Assessment Objective: authorized individuals (or processes acting on behalf of individuals) are provided with the capability to associate {{ insert: param, ac-16.04_odp.03 }} with {{ insert: param, ac-16.04_odp.07 }};
Assessment Objective: authorized individuals (or processes acting on behalf of individuals) are provided with the capability to associate {{ insert: param, ac-16.04_odp.04 }} with {{ insert: param, ac-16.04_odp.08 }}.
Access control policy
procedures addressing the association of security and privacy attributes to information
system design documentation
system configuration settings and associated documentation
list of users authorized to associate security and privacy attributes to information
system prompts for privileged users to select security and privacy attributes to be associated with information objects
system audit records
system security plan
privacy plan
other relevant documents or records
Organizational personnel with responsibilities for associating security and privacy attributes to information
organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities
system developers
Mechanisms supporting user associations of security and privacy attributes to information