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common secure configuration

Definitions:

  A recognized standardized and established benchmark (e.g., National Checklist Program, DISA STIGs, CIS Benchmarks, etc.) that stipulates specific secure configuration settings for a given IT platform.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-128 under Common Secure Configuration
NIST SP 800-128

  A recognized standardized and established benchmark that stipulates specific secure configuration settings for a given information technology platform.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 from NIST SP 800-128

  Recognized, standardized, and established benchmarks that stipulate secure configuration settings for specific information technology platforms/products and instructions for configuring those system components to meet operational requirements. These benchmarks are also referred to as security configuration checklists, lockdown and hardening guides, security reference guides, and security technical implementation guides.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-171r3