AC-4(21) Physical or Logical Separation of Information Flows
Separate information flows logically or physically using FedRAMP-defined mechanisms.
Source: FedRAMP Moderate (NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 baseline), AC-4(21). 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 Moderate (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
none for this control
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
- Tenant isolation evidence · Cloud console / configuration management
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- VLAN/VRF design · Policy repository / GRC workspace
First move
Common gaps auditors find
- Shared broadcast domain
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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