NIST 800-53 Rev. 5

SC-51: Hardware-based Protection

Control Text:

a. Employ hardware-based, write-protect for [Assignment: organization-defined system firmware components]; and b. Implement specific procedures for [Assignment: organization-defined authorized individuals] to manually disable hardware write-protect for firmware modifications and re-enable the write-protect prior to returning to operational mode.

None.

Related Controls

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