CM-6 · Configuration Management · NIST SP 800-53 Rev5
CM-6: Mandatory secure configuration settings are established and enforced
How NIST SP 800-53 Rev5 control CM-6 (Configuration Management) maps to FedRAMP 20x Key Security Indicators, and the evidence scm.cc collects for it.
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What CM-6 requires
Mandatory secure configuration settings are established and enforced.
Paraphrased from NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 — Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations (checked 2026-10-31). scm.cc does not reproduce the official control text; read the NIST catalog for the normative wording.
FedRAMP 20x KSIs that cover CM-6
These Key Security Indicators officially cite CM-6 as a related SP 800-53 control, so satisfying them is how a 20x package demonstrates this control.
KSI-CMT-LMC — Logging Changes
Change Management · official related-control citation: cm-6
KSI-CMT-RMV — Redeploying vs Modifying
Change Management · official related-control citation: cm-6
KSI-CMT-VTD — Validating Throughout Deployment
Change Management · official related-control citation: cm-6.2
KSI-CNA-EIS — Enforcing Intended State
Cloud Native Architecture · official related-control citation: cm-6.2
KSI-IAM-SUS — Responding to Suspicious Activity
Identity and Access Management · official related-control citation: cm-6.2
KSI-MLA-EVC — Evaluating Configurations
Monitoring, Logging, and Auditing · official related-control citation: cm-6, cm-6.1
KSI-SVC-ACM — Automating Configuration Management
Service Configuration · official related-control citation: cm-6
Evidence scm.cc collects for CM-6
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Related Configuration Management controls
- CM-2 — Baseline configurations of the system are established and maintained