NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2 · 3.10 Physical Protection
3.10.4 Physical access logs
Maintain audit logs of physical access.
- SPRS weight
- 1
- 1 point deducted from 110 when not implemented.
- CMMC level
- L1 + L2
- Level 1 practice PE.L1-3.10.4, from FAR 52.204-21(b)(1)(ix)
- Assessment objectives
- 1
- From NIST SP 800-171A, each one a “determine if” an assessor answers.
What an assessor checks
NIST SP 800-171A breaks 3.10.4 into 1 objectives. Every one has to be met for the requirement to be met; a partial answer scores as not implemented.
- Determine if audit logs of physical access are maintained.
- Examine
- [SELECT FROM: Physical and environmental protection policy; procedures addressing physical access control; security plan; physical access control logs or records; inventory records of physical access control devices; system entry and exit points; records of key and lock combination changes; storage locations for physical access control devices; physical access control devices; list of security safeguards controlling access to designated publicly accessible areas within facility; other relevant documents or records].
- Interview
- [SELECT FROM: Personnel with physical access control responsibilities; personnel with information security responsibilities
- Test
- [SELECT FROM: Organizational processes for physical access control; mechanisms supporting or implementing physical access control; physical access control devices].
If it is open: POA&M eligibility
Not POA&M-eligible: named exclusion · 1 point deducted
Named in 32 CFR 170.21(a)(2)(iii) as barred from a Level 2 POA&M, even though it is worth a single point. It must be closed before the assessment.
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 3.10.4 maps
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
- PE-6 Monitoring Physical Access
- PE-20 Asset Monitoring and Tracking
NIST CSF 2.0
- Physical access is managed Physical Environment
SOC 2
No direct mapping.
Query it from your own tools
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