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system security plan

Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

Security Plan
SECURITY PLAN

Definitions:

  Formal document that provides an overview of the security requirements for an information system and describes the security controls in place or planned for meeting those requirements.
Sources:
FIPS 200 under SYSTEM SECURITY PLAN from NIST SP 800-18 Rev. 1
CNSSI 4009-2015 under system security plan (SSP) from NIST SP 800-18 Rev. 1
NIST SP 800-137 under System Security Plan from FIPS 200
NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1 under System Security Plan
NIST SP 800-39 under System Security Plan
NISTIR 8170 under System Security Plan

  See System Security Plan.
Sources:
FIPS 200 under SECURITY PLAN
NIST SP 800-18 Rev. 1 under Security Plan

  Formal document that provides an overview of the security requirements for the system and describes the security controls in place or planned for meeting those requirements.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-12 Rev. 1 under System Security Plan

  Formal document that provides an overview of the security requirements for the information system and describes the security controls in place or planned for meeting those requirements.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-128 under System Security Plan
NIST SP 800-18 Rev. 1 under System Security Plan

  A formal document that provides an overview of the security requirements for an information system and describes the security controls in place or planned for meeting those requirements.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-128 under information system security plan
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2 under information system security plan from OMB Circular A-130 (2016)

  See information system security plan.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-128
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2

  Formal document that provides an overview of the security requirements for an information system or an information security program and describes the security controls in place or planned for meeting those requirements. See System Security Plan or Information Security Program Plan.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1 under Security Plan

  Formal document that provides an overview of the security requirements for an information system or an information security program and describes the security controls in place or planned for meeting those requirements. See System Security Plan or Information Security Program Plan.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-39 under Security Plan

  Formal document that provides an overview of the security requirements for an information system or an information security program and describes the security controls in place or planned for meeting those requirements. See System Security Plan or Information Security Program Plan.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-137 under Security Plan

  See security plan.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5
NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5
NIST SP 800-53B

  A document that describes how an organization meets the security requirements for a system or how an organization plans to meet the requirements. In particular, the system security plan describes the system boundary, the environment in which the system operates, how security requirements are implemented, and the relationships with or connections to other systems.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-172

  A document that describes how an organization meets or plans to meet the security requirements for a system. In particular, the system security plan describes the system boundary, the environment in which the system operates, how security requirements are implemented, and the relationships with or connections to other systems.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-172A

  A document that describes how an organization meets or plans to meet the security requirements for a system. In particular, the system security plan describes the system boundary, the environment in which the system operates, how the security requirements are satisfied, and the relationships with or connections to other systems.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-171Ar3
NIST SP 800-171r3

  Formal document that provides an overview of the security requirements for an information system or an information security program and describes the security controls in place or planned for meeting those requirements. See System Security Plan.
Sources:
NISTIR 8170 under Security Plan