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SA-4(10)Acquisition Process | Use of Approved PIV Products

IL4 Mod
IL4 High
IL5
IL6

>Control Description

Employ only information technology products on the FIPS 201-approved products list for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) capability implemented within organizational systems.

>DoD Impact Level Requirements

No specific parameter values or requirements for this impact level.

>Discussion

Products on the FIPS 201-approved products list meet NIST requirements for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors. PIV cards are used for multi-factor authentication in systems and organizations.

>Programmatic Queries

Beta

Related Services

AWS IAM
AWS Certificate Manager
AWS Secrets Manager

CLI Commands

Create IAM policy for PIV certificate validation
aws iam put-user-policy --user-name piv-user --policy-name piv-validation --policy-document file://piv-policy.json
Import PIV certificate to Certificate Manager
aws acm import-certificate --certificate fileb://certificate.pem --certificate-chain fileb://chain.pem --private-key fileb://private-key.pem
Enable MFA with PIV device
aws iam enable-mfa-device --user-name piv-user --serial-number arn:aws:iam::123456789012:mfa/piv-device
List approved PIV devices
aws iam list-mfa-devices --user-name piv-user

>Related Controls

>Assessment Interview Topics

Questions assessors commonly ask

Process & Governance:

  • What acquisition policies and procedures address the requirements of SA-4(10)?
  • How are security and privacy requirements integrated into the acquisition process?
  • Who is responsible for ensuring that acquisitions comply with SA-4(10)?

Technical Implementation:

  • How are security requirements defined and documented in acquisition contracts?
  • What mechanisms ensure that acquired systems and services meet security requirements?
  • How do you validate that vendors and service providers comply with specified security controls?

Evidence & Documentation:

  • Can you provide examples of acquisition documentation that includes security requirements?
  • What evidence demonstrates that acquired systems meet security specifications?
  • Where is acquisition security documentation maintained throughout the system lifecycle?

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