AU.L2-3.3.7 Time Stamps & Synchronization
Synchronize internal system clocks against an authoritative time source so audit record time stamps are comparable across systems.
Source: CMMC 2.0, AU.L2-3.3.7. The statement above is our statement of the clause, read from the published text and cited so you can check it against the official text, not the instrument verbatim. Open CMMC 2.0 in the compliance library.
These are the artefacts auditors commonly ask for on this requirement, our guidance rather than text from the standard. Your assessor decides what is sufficient in your context, and asks for samples across the period when a report covers one.
system holds itEvidence a system already holds
- Time synchronization configuration across in scope systems · Cloud console / configuration management
- Evidence of synchronization status and drift monitoring · SIEM / log platform
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
none for this control
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- Authoritative time source identified and documented · Policy repository / GRC workspace
First move
Common gaps auditors find
- Systems synchronized to differing or local sources
- Time zone handling inconsistent across log sources
- Synchronization failures unmonitored
Do this for your whole sheet
Paste the rows you run your controls from and get this mapping for every control at once, with the periodic-review ones flagged and a first move per row. No account for the first run.
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