AC-17 · Access Control · NIST SP 800-53 Rev5
AC-17: Remote access is authorized, encrypted, and monitored
How NIST SP 800-53 Rev5 control AC-17 (Access Control) maps to FedRAMP 20x Key Security Indicators, and the evidence scm.cc collects for it.
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What AC-17 requires
Remote access is authorized, encrypted, and monitored.
Paraphrased from NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 — Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations (checked 2026-10-31). scm.cc does not reproduce the official control text; read the NIST catalog for the normative wording.
FedRAMP 20x KSIs that cover AC-17
These Key Security Indicators officially cite AC-17 as a related SP 800-53 control, so satisfying them is how a 20x package demonstrates this control.
KSI-CNA-IBP — Implementing Best Practices
Cloud Native Architecture · official related-control citation: ac-17.3
KSI-CNA-MAT — Minimizing Attack Surface
Cloud Native Architecture · official related-control citation: ac-17.3
KSI-CNA-RNT — Restricting Network Traffic
Cloud Native Architecture · official related-control citation: ac-17.3
KSI-CNA-ULN — Using Logical Networking
Cloud Native Architecture · official related-control citation: ac-17.3
KSI-IAM-ELP — Ensuring Least Privilege
Identity and Access Management · official related-control citation: ac-17, ac-17.1, ac-17.2, ac-17.3
KSI-IAM-JIT — Authorizing Just-in-Time
Identity and Access Management · official related-control citation: ac-17, ac-17.4
KSI-MLA-LET — Logging Event Types
Monitoring, Logging, and Auditing · official related-control citation: ac-17.1
KSI-MLA-OSM — Operating SIEM Capability
Monitoring, Logging, and Auditing · official related-control citation: ac-17.1
KSI-SVC-ASM — Automating Secret Management
Service Configuration · official related-control citation: ac-17.2
KSI-SVC-SIN — Securing Information
Service Configuration · official related-control citation: ac-17.2
KSI-SVC-VCM — Validating Communications
Service Configuration · official related-control citation: ac-17.4
KSI-SVC-VRI — Validating Resource Integrity
Service Configuration · official related-control citation: ac-17.4
Evidence scm.cc collects for AC-17
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