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NIST 800-53 rev.5

NIST 800-53 rev.5/Physical and Environmental Protection/485 of 1011

PE-03Physical Access Control

Control family: Physical and Environmental Protection

Control description

a. Enforce physical access authorizations at [Assignment: organization-defined entry and exit points to the facility where the system resides] by:

1. Verifying individual access authorizations before granting access to the facility; and

2. Controlling ingress and egress to the facility using [Selection (one or more): [Assignment: organization-defined physical access control systems or devices]; guards];

b. Maintain physical access audit logs for [Assignment: organization-defined entry or exit points];

c. Control access to areas within the facility designated as publicly accessible by implementing the following controls: [Assignment: organization-defined physical access controls];

d. Escort visitors and control visitor activity [Assignment: organization-defined circumstances requiring visitor escorts and control of visitor activity];

e. Secure keys, combinations, and other physical access devices;

f. Inventory [Assignment: organization-defined physical access devices] every [Assignment: organization-defined frequency]; and

g. Change combinations and keys [Assignment: organization-defined frequency] and/or when keys are lost, combinations are compromised, or when individuals possessing the keys or combinations are transferred or terminated.

How to implement

Coming in phase 2Step-by-step guidance for implementing this control on Microsoft Azure, using services such as Azure Policy, Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Entra ID. It will be matched to your environment.