id: "SC-06" title: "Resource Availability" family: "SC" family_name: "System and Communications Protection" sort_id: "sc-06" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "system"


Statement

Protect the availability of resources by allocating {{ insert: param, sc-06_odp.01 }} by {{ insert: param, sc-06_odp.02 }}.

Guidance

Priority protection prevents lower-priority processes from delaying or interfering with the system that services higher-priority processes. Quotas prevent users or processes from obtaining more than predetermined amounts of resources.

Assessment Objective

the availability of resources is protected by allocating {{ insert: param, sc-06_odp.01 }} by {{ insert: param, sc-06_odp.02 }}.

System and communications protection policy

procedures addressing prioritization of system resources

system design documentation

system configuration settings and associated documentation

system audit records

system security plan

other relevant documents or records

System/network administrators

organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

system developer

Mechanisms supporting and/or implementing a resource allocation capability

safeguards employed to protect availability of resources