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Superseded by SP 800-70 Rev. 5 National Checklist Program for IT Products: Guidelines for Checklist Users and Developers Share to Facebook Share to X Share to LinkedIn Share ia Email Documentation Topics Date Published: February 2018 Supersedes: SP 800-70 Rev. 3 (12/08/2016) Author(s) Stephen Quinn (NIST) , Murugiah Souppaya (NIST) , Melanie Cook (NIST) , Karen Scarfone (Scarfone Cybersecurity) Abstract A security configuration checklist is a document that contains instructions or procedures for configuring an information technology (IT) product to an operational environment, for verifying that the product has been configured properly, and/or for identifying unauthorized changes to the product. Using these checklists can minimize the attack surface, reduce vulnerabilities, lessen the impact of successful attacks, and identify changes that might otherwise go undetected. To facilitate development of checklists and to make checklists more organized and usable, NIST established the National Checklist Program (NCP). This publication explains how to use the NCP to find and retrieve checklists, and it also describes the policies, procedures, and general requirements for participation in the NCP. A security configuration checklist is a document that contains instructions or procedures for configuring an information technology (IT) product to an operational environment, for verifying that the product has been configured properly, and/or for identifying unauthorized changes to the product.... See full abstract A security configuration checklist is a document that contains instructions or procedures for configuring an information technology (IT) product to an operational environment, for verifying that the product has been configured properly, and/or for identifying unauthorized changes to the product. Using these checklists can minimize the attack surface, reduce vulnerabilities, lessen the impact of successful attacks, and identify changes that might otherwise go undetected. To facilitate development of checklists and to make checklists more organized and usable, NIST established the National Checklist Program (NCP). This publication explains how to use the NCP to find and retrieve checklists, and it also describes the policies, procedures, and general requirements for participation in the NCP. Hide full abstract Keywords change detection ; checklist ; information security ; National Checklist Program (NCP) ; security configuration checklist ; Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) ; software configuration ; vulnerability Control Families Audit and Accountability ; Configuration Management ; System and Communications Protection Documentation Publication: https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-70r4 Download URL Supplemental Material: National Checklist Program Related NIST Publications: IR 7692 ITL Bulletin IR 7275 Rev. 4 Document History: 02/15/18: SP 800-70 Rev. 4 (Final) Topics Security and Privacy audit & accountability , configuration management , security automation , vulnerability management Technologies software & firmware Laws and Regulations Cyber Security R&D Act , Federal Information Security Modernization Act , OMB Circular A-130 HEADQUARTERS 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 X (link is external) facebook (link is external) linkedin (link is external) instagram (link is external) youtube (link is external) rss govdelivery (link is external) Want updates about CSRC and our publications? 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