id: "SA-17(06)" title: "Structure for Testing" family: "SA" family_name: "System and Services Acquisition" sort_id: "sa-17.06" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "organization" parent: "SA-17" enhancement: True
Statement
Require the developer of the system, system component, or system service to structure security-relevant hardware, software, and firmware to facilitate testing.
Guidance
Applying the security design principles in SP 800-160-1 promotes complete, consistent, and comprehensive testing and evaluation of systems, system components, and services. The thoroughness of such testing contributes to the evidence produced to generate an effective assurance case or argument as to the trustworthiness of the system, system component, or service.
Assessment Objective
the developer of the system, system component, or system service is required to structure security-relevant hardware, software, and firmware to facilitate testing.
System and services acquisition policy
enterprise architecture policy
procedures addressing developer security architecture and design specifications for the system
solicitation documentation
acquisition documentation
service level agreements
acquisition contracts for the system, system component, or system service
system design documentation
system security architecture documentation
privacy architecture documentation
system configuration settings and associated documentation
developer documentation describing the design and structure of security-relevant hardware, software, and firmware components to facilitate testing
system security plan
privacy plan
other relevant documents or records
Organizational personnel with system and service acquisition responsibilities
organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities
system developer
organizational personnel with information security and privacy architecture and design responsibilities