SC-7(23): Disable Sender Feedback On Protocol Validation Failure

Control Family:

System And Communications Protection

Parent Control:

SC-7: Boundary Protection

Priority:

P1: Implement P1 security controls first.

CSF v1.1 References:

Threats Addressed:

Baselines:

(Not part of any baseline)

Next Version:

NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5:
SC-7(23): Disable Sender Feedback on Protocol Validation Failure

Control Statement

The information system disables feedback to senders on protocol format validation failure.

Supplemental Guidance

Disabling feedback to senders when there is a failure in protocol validation format prevents adversaries from obtaining information which would otherwise be unavailable.