NIST SP 800-123
What is NIST SP 800-123?
Guide to General Server Security. It comprises 8 controls organised across 8 domains, published by NIST, and applies in the United States.
How NIST SP 800-123 maps to other frameworks
All 8 controls, each one mapped to the equivalent requirement in other standards, with the evidence that carries across and the mappings that were judged and rejected shown alongside. No account needed to look.
See the control mappings →The 8 domains NIST SP 800-123 groups its controls into
Frameworks that share controls with NIST SP 800-123
Each of these has at least one control mapped to a control in NIST SP 800-123. The number is how many NIST SP 800-123 controls are shared, counted from the mapping graph.
OWASP MASVS
5 shared controlsOWASP ASVS
5 shared controlsISO 27017
5 shared controlsISO 27018
5 shared controlsISO 27043
5 shared controlsNIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices
5 shared controlsSouth Korea ISMS-P
5 shared controlsAWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
5 shared controlsWhere NIST SP 800-123 overlaps with the standards you already hold
Where to get trained on NIST SP 800-123
One course in the catalogue covers NIST SP 800-123 directly. Each is self-paced, includes the downloadable toolkit and the implementation playbook, and carries a certificate of completion.
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What an auditor will ask you for
All 8 NIST SP 800-123 controls, each with what it requires, the artefacts an auditor will ask you for, and where it commonly fails. Free to read, nothing to fill in.
Read the NIST SP 800-123 evidence request listWhat NIST SP 800-123 means in your sector
What NIST SP 800-123 means for your job
Questions people ask about NIST SP 800-123
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How do I get started with NIST SP 800-123 compliance?
Query NIST SP 800-123 programmatically
NIST SP 800-123, its 8 controls and every mapping into other standards are available over a REST endpoint and an MCP server, so an agent can read them directly. The free tier is 10 calls a day and needs no signup.
NIST SP 800-123 API reference and MCP config →What NIST SP 800-123 requires, control by control
Each page carries the requirement text for one NIST SP 800-123 control and what an assessor expects to see as evidence.
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