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💼 SC-7 Boundary Protection (L)(M)(H)

Description​

a. Monitor and control communications at the external managed interfaces to the system and at key internal managed interfaces within the system;

b. Implement subnetworks for publicly accessible system components that are [Selection: Assignment: physically; logically] separated from internal organizational networks; and

c. Connect to external networks or systems only through managed interfaces consisting of boundary protection devices arranged in accordance with an organizational security and privacy architecture.

SC-7 Additional FedRAMP Requirements and Guidance:

(b) Guidance: SC-7 (b) should be met by subnet isolation. A subnetwork (subnet) is a physically or logically segmented section of a larger network defined at TCP/IP Layer 3, to both minimize traffic and, important for a FedRAMP Authorization, add a crucial layer of network isolation. Subnets are distinct from VLANs (Layer 2), security groups, and VPCs and are specifically required to satisfy SC-7 part b and other controls. See the [FedRAMP Subnets White Paper] (https://www.fedramp.gov/assets/resources/documents/FedRAMP_subnets_white_paper.pdf) for additional information.

Similar​

  • Sections
    • /frameworks/nist-sp-800-53-r5/sc/07
    • /frameworks/fedramp-high-security-controls/sc/07
  • Internal
    • ID: dec-c-826de890

Similar Sections (Take Policies From)​

SectionSub SectionsInternal RulesPoliciesFlags
💼 FedRAMP High Security Controls → 💼 SC-7 Boundary Protection (L)(M)(H)10633
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 SC-7 Boundary Protection29533

Sub Sections​

SectionSub SectionsInternal RulesPoliciesFlags

Policies (23)​

PolicyLogic CountFlags
📝 AWS EC2 Default Security Group does not restrict all traffic 🟢1🟢 x6
📝 AWS EC2 Security Group allows public IPv4 (0.0.0.0/0) access to admin ports 🟢1🟢 x6
📝 AWS EC2 Security Group allows public IPv6 (::/0) access to admin ports 🟢1🟢 x6
📝 AWS EC2 Security Group allows unrestricted CIFS traffic 🟢1🟢 x6
📝 AWS EC2 Security Group allows unrestricted FTP traffic 🟢1🟢 x6
📝 AWS EC2 Security Group allows unrestricted RPC traffic 🟢1🟢 x6
📝 AWS EC2 Security Group allows unrestricted SMTP traffic 🟢1🟢 x6
📝 AWS EC2 Security Group allows unrestricted traffic to MSSQL 🟢1🟢 x6
📝 AWS EC2 Security Group allows unrestricted traffic to MySQL 🟢1🟢 x6
📝 AWS EC2 Security Group allows unrestricted traffic to PostgreSQL 🟢1🟢 x6
📝 AWS EC2 Security Group allows unrestricted Telnet traffic 🟢1🟢 x6
📝 AWS RDS Instance is publicly accessible and in an unrestricted public subnet 🟢1🟢 x6
📝 AWS RDS Instance uses default endpoint port 🟢1🟢 x6
📝 AWS RDS Snapshot is publicly accessible 🟢1🟢 x6
📝 AWS S3 Bucket is not configured to block public access 🟢1🟢 x6
📝 AWS S3 Bucket Policy is not set to deny HTTP requests 🟢1🟢 x6
📝 AWS VPC Network ACL exposes admin ports to public internet ports 🟢1🟢 x6
📝 Azure App Service FTP deployments are not disabled 🟢1🟢 x6
📝 Azure App Service HTTPS Only configuration is not enabled 🟢1🟢 x6
📝 Azure MySQL Flexible Server require_secure_transport Parameter is not set to ON 🟢1🟢 x6
📝 Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server require_secure_transport Parameter is not set to ON 🟢1🟢 x6
📝 Azure PostgreSQL Single Server Enforce SSL Connection is not set enabled 🟢1🟢 x6
📝 Azure Storage Account Secure Transfer Required is not enabled 🟢1🟢 x6