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SC-5(2)Denial Of Service Protection

PBMM (P2)
Secret (P2)
Technical

>Control Description

DENIAL OF SERVICE PROTECTION | EXCESS CAPACITY / BANDWIDTH / REDUNDANCY The information system manages excess capacity, bandwidth, or other redundancy to limit the effects of information flooding denial of service attacks.

>Supplemental Guidance

Managing excess capacity ensures that sufficient capacity is available to counter flooding attacks. Managing excess capacity may include, for example, establishing selected usage priorities, quotas, or partitioning.

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