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NIST SP 800-123

Guide to General Server Security

Date Published: July 2008

Author(s)

Karen Scarfone (NIST), Wayne Jansen (NIST), Miles Tracy (Federal Reserve Information Technology)

Abstract

Keywords

Host security; server security
Control Families

Access Control; Audit and Accountability; Configuration Management; Identification and Authentication; Incident Response; Maintenance; Physical and Environmental Protection; Planning; System and Communications Protection; System and Information Integrity

Documentation

Publication:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-123
Download URL

Supplemental Material:
SP 800-123 (EPUB) (epub)

Document History:
07/25/08: SP 800-123 (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

general security & privacy, maintenance, planning

Technologies

servers

Laws and Regulations

OMB Circular A-130