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PW.4Reuse Existing Well-Secured Software

>Control Description

Lower the costs of software development, expedite software development, and decrease the likelihood of introducing additional security vulnerabilities into the software by reusing software modules and services that have already had their security posture checked. This is particularly important for software that implements security functionality, such as cryptographic modules and protocols.

>Cross-Framework Mappings

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