Date Published: January 2022
Supersedes:
SP 800-53A Rev. 4 (12/18/2014)
Planning Note (08/27/2025):
On August 27, 2025, NIST issued a minor release of SP 800-53A (Release 5.2.0) that includes the following changes:
- New Assessment Procedures: SA-15(13), SA-24, SI-02(07)
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Joint Task Force
This publication provides a methodology and set of procedures for conducting assessments of security and privacy controls employed within systems and organizations within an effective risk management framework. The assessment procedures, executed at various phases of the system development life cycle, are consistent with the security and privacy controls in NIST Special Publication 800-53, Revision 5. The procedures are customizable and can be easily tailored to provide organizations with the needed flexibility to conduct security and privacy control assessments that support organizational risk management processes and are aligned with the stated risk tolerance of the organization. Information on building effective security and privacy assessment plans is also provided with guidance on analyzing assessment results.
This publication provides a methodology and set of procedures for conducting assessments of security and privacy controls employed within systems and organizations within an effective risk management framework. The assessment procedures, executed at various phases of the system development life...
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This publication provides a methodology and set of procedures for conducting assessments of security and privacy controls employed within systems and organizations within an effective risk management framework. The assessment procedures, executed at various phases of the system development life cycle, are consistent with the security and privacy controls in NIST Special Publication 800-53, Revision 5. The procedures are customizable and can be easily tailored to provide organizations with the needed flexibility to conduct security and privacy control assessments that support organizational risk management processes and are aligned with the stated risk tolerance of the organization. Information on building effective security and privacy assessment plans is also provided with guidance on analyzing assessment results.
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Keywords
assessment; assessment plan; assurance; control assessment; FISMA; Privacy Act; privacy controls; Open Security Controls Assessment Language; OSCAL; privacy requirements; Risk Management Framework; security controls; security requirements
Control Families
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