SC-3(5): Layered Structures

Control Family:

System and Communications Protection

Parent Control:

SC-3: Security Function Isolation

Threats Addressed:

Elevation of Privilege

Baselines:

(Not part of any baseline)

Previous Version:

NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4:
SC-3(5): Layered Structures

Control Statement

Implement security functions as a layered structure minimizing interactions between layers of the design and avoiding any dependence by lower layers on the functionality or correctness of higher layers.

Supplemental Guidance

The implementation of layered structures with minimized interactions among security functions and non-looping layers (i.e., lower-layer functions do not depend on higher-layer functions) enables the isolation of security functions and the management of complexity.