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NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2 · 3.4 Configuration Management

3.4.3 Change control

Track, review, approve or disapprove, and log changes to organizational systems.
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
4
From NIST SP 800-171A, each one a “determine if” an assessor answers.

What an assessor checks

NIST SP 800-171A breaks 3.4.3 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 changes to the system are tracked.
  2. [b]Determine if changes to the system are reviewed.
  3. [c]Determine if changes to the system are approved or disapproved.
  4. [d]Determine if changes to the system are logged.
Examine
[SELECT FROM: Configuration management policy; procedures addressing system configuration change control; configuration management plan; system architecture and configuration documentation; security plan; change control records; system audit logs and records; change control audit and review reports; agenda/minutes from configuration change control oversight meetings; other relevant documents or records].
Interview
[SELECT FROM: Personnel with configuration change control responsibilities; personnel with information security responsibilities; system or network administrators; members of change control board or similar].
Test
[SELECT FROM: Organizational processes for configuration change control; mechanisms that implement configuration change control].

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 3.4.3 maps

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5

  • CM-3 Configuration Change Control
  • SA-15 Development Process, Standards, and Tools

NIST CSF 2.0

  • Configuration management processes are established Information Protection Processes and Procedures

SOC 2

  • CC8 Change Management - Implement change management activities

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 3.4.3
get_assessment_objectives 3.4.3
generate_poam_entries ["3.4.3"]

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