FedRAMP Controls / CP

CP-6 Alternate Storage Site

Family CP
Baselines moderate
Mapped KSIs 3

Control statement

a. Establish an alternate storage site, including necessary agreements to permit the storage and retrieval of system backup information; and
    b. Ensure that the alternate storage site provides controls equivalent to that of the primary site.

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-RPL-02Recovery Plan
_Persistently_ review the alignment of recovery plans with defined recovery objectives.
Recovery Planning
KSI-RPL-03System Backups
_Persistently_ review the alignment of machine-based information resource backups with defined recovery objectives.
Recovery Planning
KSI-RPL-04Recovery Testing
_Persistently_ test the capability to recover from incidents and contingencies, including alignment with defined recovery objectives.
Recovery Planning