CA-7 · Assessment, Authorization, and Monitoring · NIST SP 800-53 Rev5
CA-7: A continuous-monitoring program tracks control effectiveness and security posture
How NIST SP 800-53 Rev5 control CA-7 (Assessment, Authorization, and Monitoring) maps to FedRAMP 20x Key Security Indicators, and the evidence scm.cc collects for it.
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What CA-7 requires
A continuous-monitoring program tracks control effectiveness and security posture.
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 CA-7
These Key Security Indicators officially cite CA-7 as a related SP 800-53 control, so satisfying them is how a 20x package demonstrates this control.
KSI-CMT-LMC — Logging Changes
Change Management · official related-control citation: ca-7.4
KSI-MLA-EVC — Evaluating Configurations
Monitoring, Logging, and Auditing · official related-control citation: ca-7
KSI-SCR-MIT — Mitigating Supply Chain Risk
Supply Chain Risk · official related-control citation: ca-7.4
KSI-SVC-EIS — Evaluating and Improving Security
Service Configuration · official related-control citation: ca-7.4
Evidence scm.cc collects for CA-7
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