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id: "PE-03" title: "Physical Access Control" family: "PE" family_name: "Physical and Environmental Protection" sort_id: "pe-03" priority: "P2" implementation_level: "organization" enhancements: - pe-3.1 - pe-3.2 - pe-3.3 - pe-3.4 - pe-3.5 - pe-3.6 - pe-3.7 - pe-3.8

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Enforce physical access authorizations at {{ insert: param, pe-03_odp.01 }} by:

Verifying individual access authorizations before granting access to the facility; and

Controlling ingress and egress to the facility using {{ insert: param, pe-03_odp.02 }};

Maintain physical access audit logs for {{ insert: param, pe-03_odp.04 }};

Control access to areas within the facility designated as publicly accessible by implementing the following controls: {{ insert: param, pe-03_odp.05 }};

Escort visitors and control visitor activity {{ insert: param, pe-03_odp.06 }};

Secure keys, combinations, and other physical access devices;

Inventory {{ insert: param, pe-03_odp.07 }} every {{ insert: param, pe-03_odp.08 }} ; and

Change combinations and keys {{ insert: param, pe-3_prm_9 }} and/or when keys are lost, combinations are compromised, or when individuals possessing the keys or combinations are transferred or terminated.

Guidance

Physical access control applies to employees and visitors. Individuals with permanent physical access authorizations are not considered visitors. Physical access controls for publicly accessible areas may include physical access control logs/records, guards, or physical access devices and barriers to prevent movement from publicly accessible areas to non-public areas. Organizations determine the types of guards needed, including professional security staff, system users, or administrative staff. Physical access devices include keys, locks, combinations, biometric readers, and card readers. Physical access control systems comply with applicable laws, executive orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidelines. Organizations have flexibility in the types of audit logs employed. Audit logs can be procedural, automated, or some combination thereof. Physical access points can include facility access points, interior access points to systems that require supplemental access controls, or both. Components of systems may be in areas designated as publicly accessible with organizations controlling access to the components.

Assessment Objective: physical access authorizations are enforced at {{ insert: param, pe-03_odp.01 }} by verifying individual access authorizations before granting access to the facility;

Assessment Objective: physical access authorizations are enforced at {{ insert: param, pe-03_odp.01 }} by controlling ingress and egress to the facility using {{ insert: param, pe-03_odp.02 }};

Assessment Objective: physical access audit logs are maintained for {{ insert: param, pe-03_odp.04 }};

Assessment Objective: access to areas within the facility designated as publicly accessible are maintained by implementing {{ insert: param, pe-03_odp.05 }};

Assessment Objective: visitors are escorted;

Assessment Objective: visitor activity is controlled {{ insert: param, pe-03_odp.06 }};

Assessment Objective: keys are secured;

Assessment Objective: combinations are secured;

Assessment Objective: other physical access devices are secured;

Assessment Objective: {{ insert: param, pe-03_odp.07 }} are inventoried {{ insert: param, pe-03_odp.08 }};

Assessment Objective: combinations are changed {{ insert: param, pe-03_odp.09 }} , when combinations are compromised, or when individuals possessing the combinations are transferred or terminated;

Assessment Objective: keys are changed {{ insert: param, pe-03_odp.10 }} , when keys are lost, or when individuals possessing the keys are transferred or terminated.

Physical and environmental protection policy

procedures addressing physical access control

physical access control logs or records

inventory records of physical access control devices

system entry and exit points

records of key and lock combination changes

storage locations for physical access control devices

physical access control devices

list of security safeguards controlling access to designated publicly accessible areas within facility

system security plan

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with physical access control responsibilities

organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

Organizational processes for physical access control

mechanisms supporting and/or implementing physical access control

physical access control devices