FedRAMP Controls / CM

CM-8 System Component Inventory

Family CM
Baselines moderate
Mapped KSIs 1

Control statement

a. Develop and document an inventory of system components that:
        1. Accurately reflects the system;
        2. Includes all components within the system;
        3. Does not include duplicate accounting of components or components assigned to any other system;
        4. Is at the level of granularity deemed necessary for tracking and reporting; and
        5. Includes the following information to achieve system component accountability: {{ insert: param, cm-08_odp.01 }} ; and
    b. Review and update the system component inventory {{ insert: param, cm-08_odp.02 }}.
        Requirement: must be provided at least monthly or when there is a change.

Parameter placeholders {{ insert: param, … }} reference FedRAMP-set values in the resolved profile. Full parameter map is preserved in the catalog database.

Covered by these Key Security Indicators

KSITitleCategory
KSI-PIY-01Automated Inventory
Use authoritative sources to automatically generate real-time inventories of all information resources when needed.
Policy and Inventory