SC-39(1): Hardware Separation

Control Family:

System and Communications Protection

Parent Control:

SC-39: Process Isolation

Threats Addressed:

Elevation of Privilege

Baselines:

(Not part of any baseline)

Previous Version:

NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4:
SC-39(1): Hardware Separation

Control Statement

Implement hardware separation mechanisms to facilitate process isolation.

Supplemental Guidance

Hardware-based separation of system processes is generally less susceptible to compromise than software-based separation, thus providing greater assurance that the separation will be enforced. Hardware separation mechanisms include hardware memory management.