CP-7(3)_priority-of-service

CP-7(3) Priority of Service

Enhancement of: CP-7

High-Level Description

Family: Contingency Planning (CP) Framework: NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5

Priority of service agreements refer to negotiated agreements with service providers that ensure that organizations receive priority treatment consistent with their availability requirements and the availability of information resources for logical alternate processing and/or at the physical alternate processing site. Organizations establish recovery time objectives as part of contingency planning.

What to Check

• Verify CP-7(3) Priority of Service is documented in SSP
• Confirm control is operating effectively
• Review evidence of continuous monitoring for CP-7(3)
• Verify enhancement builds upon base control CP-7

How to Test

Step 1: Review Documentation

Examine the System Security Plan (SSP) and related artifacts for CP-7(3) implementation details. Verify the organization has documented how this control is satisfied.

Step 2: Validate Implementation

# For cloud environments, use cloud-audit-mcp tools
# For on-premises, review system configurations directly

# Example: Check if account management policies exist
grep -r "account.management\|access.control" /etc/security/ 2>/dev/null

Step 3: Test Operating Effectiveness

Verify the control is actively functioning, not just documented. Check logs, configurations, and operational evidence.

Tools

Remediation Guide

Control Statement

Develop alternate processing site agreements that contain priority-of-service provisions in accordance with availability requirements (including recovery time objectives).

Implementation Guidance

Priority of service agreements refer to negotiated agreements with service providers that ensure that organizations receive priority treatment consistent with their availability requirements and the availability of information resources for logical alternate processing and/or at the physical alternate processing site. Organizations establish recovery time objectives as part of contingency planning.

Risk Assessment

CWE Categories

References

• NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 - CP-7(3)
• NIST SP 800-53A Rev 5 (Assessment Procedures)
• NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 Full Catalog

Checklist

• Control documented in SSP
• Implementation evidence collected
• Operating effectiveness validated
• Continuous monitoring in place
• Related controls (none) reviewed