id: "SC-34(02)" title: "Integrity Protection on Read-only Media" family: "SC" family_name: "System and Communications Protection" sort_id: "sc-34.02" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "organization" parent: "SC-34" enhancement: True


Statement

Protect the integrity of information prior to storage on read-only media and control the media after such information has been recorded onto the media.

Guidance

Controls prevent the substitution of media into systems or the reprogramming of programmable read-only media prior to installation into the systems. Integrity protection controls include a combination of prevention, detection, and response.

Assessment Objective: the integrity of information is protected prior to storage on read-only media;

Assessment Objective: the media is controlled after such information has been recorded onto the media;

System and communications protection policy

procedures addressing non-modifiable executable programs

system design documentation

system configuration settings and associated documentation

system architecture

system audit records

system security plan

other relevant documents or records

System/network administrators

organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

organizational personnel installing, configuring, and/or maintaining the system

system developers/integrators

Mechanisms supporting and/or implementing the capability to protect information integrity on read-only media prior to storage and after information has been recorded onto the media