SC-16 Transmission of Security and Privacy Attributes
System and Communications Protection
Description
Associate [Assignment: organization-defined security and privacy attributes] with information exchanged between systems and between system components.
Supplemental Guidance
Security and privacy attributes can be explicitly or implicitly associated with the information contained in organizational systems or system components. Attributes are abstractions that represent the basic properties or characteristics of an entity with respect to protecting information or the management of personally identifiable information. Attributes are typically associated with internal data structures, including records, buffers, and files within the system. Security and privacy attributes are used to implement access control and information flow control policies; reflect special dissemination, management, or distribution instructions, including permitted uses of personally identifiable information; or support other aspects of the information security and privacy policies. Privacy attributes may be used independently or in conjunction with security attributes.
Changes from Rev 4
Title changed from 'Transmission of Security Attributes' Parameter adds 'and privacy' Discussion expanded to provide detailed explanation of attributes
Enhancements (3)
What NIST adds to this control. Select one to read its statement.
SC-16(01) Integrity Verification
Verify the integrity of transmitted security and privacy attributes.
SC-16(02) Anti-spoofing Mechanisms
Implement anti-spoofing mechanisms to prevent adversaries from falsifying the security attributes indicating the successful application of the security process.
SC-16(03) Cryptographic Binding
Implement [Assignment: organization-defined mechanisms or techniques] to bind security and privacy attributes to transmitted information.
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (5)
ATT&CK v16.1Techniques mitigated by this control, mapped via CTID.