AC-22 Publicly Accessible Content
Designate users authorized to post; train them; review content quarterly for nonpublic information.
Source: FedRAMP High (NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 baseline), AC-22. 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 FedRAMP High (NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 baseline) in the compliance library.
A FedRAMP baseline is a subset of NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, enhancements included.
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
- Account provisioning and deprovisioning workflow tickets with manager approvals · Identity provider / directory
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
- Quarterly public content review records showing pages checked and any nonpublic items removed · Identity provider / directory
- Quarterly privileged access review attestations · Identity provider / directory
- Joiner mover leaver workflow evidence integrated with HR · Identity provider / directory
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- SSP AC-22 statement naming the staff authorised to post public content, their training and the quarterly nonpublic information review · HR system / LMS
- Role-based access matrix mapped to job functions and data classifications · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- System access request forms with business justification · Policy repository / GRC workspace
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Common gaps auditors find
- Access reviews performed but exceptions never remediated
- Role definitions drift from documented matrix without change control
- Service accounts excluded from periodic recertification
- Stale accounts retained for terminated personnel beyond the 24 hour SLA
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