NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2 · 3.1 Access Control

3.1.12 Monitor remote access

Monitor and control remote access sessions.

SPRS weight

5

5 points deducted from 110 when not implemented.

CMMC level

L2

Level 2 only; not among the 17 Level 1 practices.

Assessment objectives

4

From NIST SP 800-171A, each one a “determine if” an assessor answers.

What an assessor checks

NIST SP 800-171A breaks 3.1.12 into 4 objectives. Every one has to be met for the requirement to be met; a partial answer scores as not implemented.

1. [a]Determine if remote access sessions are permitted.
2. [b]Determine if the types of permitted remote access are identified.
3. [c]Determine if remote access sessions are controlled.
4. [d]Determine if remote access sessions are monitored.

Examine

[SELECT FROM: Access control policy; procedures addressing remote access implementation and usage (including restrictions); configuration management plan; security plan; system configuration settings and associated documentation; remote access authorizations; system audit logs and records; other relevant documents or records].

Interview

[SELECT FROM: Personnel with responsibilities for managing remote access connections; system or network administrators; personnel with information security responsibilities].

Test

[SELECT FROM: Remote access management capability for the system].

If it is open: POA&M eligibility

A POA&M is only permitted at a score of 88 or above, and closes in one 180-day window. Check a full gap list or compute your score.

Where 3.1.12 maps

Query it from your own tools

This page and the MacTech CMMC MCP server render the same dataset. Ask your assistant and it will answer from the methodology, not from memory.

lookup_control 3.1.12
get_assessment_objectives 3.1.12
generate_poam_entries ["3.1.12"]

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