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NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2 · 3.1 Access Control

3.1.9 Privacy and security notices

Provide privacy and security notices consistent with applicable CUI rules.
SPRS weight
1
1 point deducted from 110 when not implemented.
CMMC level
L2
Level 2 only; not among the 17 Level 1 practices.
Assessment objectives
2
From NIST SP 800-171A, each one a “determine if” an assessor answers.

What an assessor checks

NIST SP 800-171A breaks 3.1.9 into 2 objectives. Every one has to be met for the requirement to be met; a partial answer scores as not implemented.

  1. [a]Determine if privacy and security notices required by CUI-specified rules are identified, consistent, and associated with the specific CUI category
  2. [b]Determine if privacy and security notices are displayed.
Examine
SELECT FROM: Access control policy; privacy and security policies, procedures addressing system use notification; documented approval of system use notification messages or banners; system audit logs and records; system design documentation; user acknowledgements of notification message or banner; security plan; system use notification messages; system configuration settings and associated documentation; other relevant documents or records].
Interview
[SELECT FROM: System or network administrators; personnel with information security responsibilities; personnel with responsibility for providing legal advice; system developers].
Test
[SELECT FROM: Mechanisms implementing system use notification].

If it is open: POA&M eligibility

May be carried on a Level 2 POA&M · 1 point deducted

A 1-point requirement outside the six named exclusions - eligible to carry, and NOT MET until a closeout assessment confirms it.

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 3.1.9 maps

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5

  • AC-8 System Use Notification
  • PL-4 Rules of Behavior

NIST CSF 2.0

  • Access is managed

SOC 2

  • CC2 Communication and Information - Obtain, generate, and use relevant information

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 3.1.9
get_assessment_objectives 3.1.9
generate_poam_entries ["3.1.9"]

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