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id: "SI-07(09)" title: "Verify Boot Process" family: "SI" family_name: "System and Information Integrity" sort_id: "si-07.09" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "system" parent: "SI-07" enhancement: True

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Statement

Verify the integrity of the boot process of the following system components: {{ insert: param, si-07.09_odp }}.

Guidance

Ensuring the integrity of boot processes is critical to starting system components in known, trustworthy states. Integrity verification mechanisms provide a level of assurance that only trusted code is executed during boot processes.

Assessment Objective

the integrity of the boot process of {{ insert: param, si-07.09_odp }} is verified.

System and information integrity policy

system and information integrity procedures

procedures addressing software, firmware, and information integrity

system design documentation

system configuration settings and associated documentation

integrity verification tools and associated documentation

documentation

records of integrity verification scans

system audit records

system security plan

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel responsible for software, firmware, and/or information integrity

organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

system developer

Software, firmware, and information integrity verification tools

mechanisms supporting and/or implementing integrity verification of the boot process