MP-4 Media Storage
Physically control and securely store FedRAMP-defined types of media within FedRAMP-defined controlled areas.
Source: FedRAMP Moderate (NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 baseline), MP-4. 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
- Removable media usage policy and DLP enforcement evidence · Cloud console / configuration management
- Media transport chain of custody logs · SIEM / log platform
- Encryption configuration for portable storage devices · Endpoint management (MDM / EDR)
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
- Media storage inventory and access records for the controlled storage area · Data governance / DLP tooling
- Sanitisation and destruction certificates from approved disposal vendor · Vendor register / contract repository
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- SSP MP-4 statement listing media types stored, the controlled areas used and physical safeguards · Policy repository / GRC workspace
First move
Common gaps auditors find
- Media classification labels missing on physical assets
- Decommissioned drives stored unencrypted while awaiting destruction
- USB usage permitted without DLP inspection or encryption
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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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