PO.1.3_po13

PO.1.3 PO.1.3

Task of practice: Define Security Requirements for Software Development (PO.1)

High-Level Description

Practice Group: Prepare the Organization (PO) Framework: NIST SP 800-218 SSDF v1.1

Communicate requirements to all third parties who will provide commercial software components to the organization for reuse by the organization’s own software. .Formerly PW.3.1

What to Check

• Verify PO.1.3 PO.1.3 is integrated into SDLC
• Review CI/CD pipeline for PO.1.3 implementation
• Confirm automated tooling supports this practice

How to Test

Step 1: Review SDLC Documentation

Examine development lifecycle documentation for evidence of PO.1.3 practice implementation.

Step 2: Verify Tooling

# Check CI/CD pipeline configuration
# Verify security tools are integrated

# Example: Check for SAST/DAST in pipeline
grep -r "security\|scan\|sast\|dast" .github/workflows/ 2>/dev/null
grep -r "security\|scan" Jenkinsfile 2>/dev/null

Step 3: Assess Developer Awareness

Verify development team understands and follows PO.1.3 PO.1.3 practice.

Tools

Remediation Guide

Implement PO.1.3 PO.1.3 in the software development lifecycle:

Communicate requirements to all third parties who will provide commercial software components to the organization for reuse by the organization’s own software. .Formerly PW.3.1

Risk Assessment

CWE Categories

References

• NIST SP 800-218 SSDF v1.1
• NIST SSDF Practices
• NIST OSCAL Content

Checklist

• Practice documented in SDLC policy
• Tooling configured and operational
• Development team trained
• Evidence of consistent application
• Periodic review scheduled