All components of an information system to be authorized for operation by an authorizing official and excludes separately authorized systems, to which the information system is connected.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-137
under Authorization Boundary
from
NIST SP 800-37
NIST SP 800-161
under Authorization Boundary
from
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4
NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1
under Authorization Boundary
from
CNSSI 4009
NIST SP 800-39
under Authorization Boundary
from
NIST SP 800-37
CNSSI 4009-2015
[Superseded]
from
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4, NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 1, NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 1
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 1
[Superseded]
under Authorization Boundary
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4
[Superseded]
under Authorization Boundary
NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 4
[Superseded]
under Authorization Boundary
from
NIST SP 800-37
A discrete identifiable IT asset that represents a building block of an information system.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-128
under Information System Component
All components of an information system to be authorized for operation by an authorizing official. This excludes separately authorized systems to which the information system is connected.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5
from
OMB Circular A-130 (2016)
NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5
from
OMB Circular A-130 (2016)
See Authorization Boundary.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-137
under Information System Boundary
NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1
under Information System Boundary
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2
under information system boundary
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2
under system boundary
NIST SP 800-39
under Information System Boundary
CNSSI 4009-2015
[Superseded]
under information system boundary
from
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 1
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 1
[Superseded]
under Information System Boundary
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4
[Superseded]
under Information System Boundary
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4
[Superseded]
under Information System Component
from
NIST SP 800-128 - Adapted
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4
[Superseded]
under Security Authorization Boundary
NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 4
[Superseded]
under Information System Boundary
A discrete, identifiable information technology asset (e.g., hardware, software, firmware) that represents a building block of an information system. Information system components include commercial information technology products.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4
[Superseded]
under Information System Component
from
NIST SP 800-128 - Adapted
Note: Information systems also include specialized systems such as industrial/process controls systems, telephone switching and private branch exchange (PBX) systems, and environmental control systems.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4
[Superseded]
under Information System Boundary