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Configuration Item

What is Configuration Item?

A component of IT infrastructure that needs to be managed to deliver services, tracked and maintained through configuration management.

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What the standards actually require on configuration item

Requirements naming configuration item across 4 standards, quoted from the control text.

NIST SP 800-1285 controls

Identify the configuration items, the system components placed under configuration management and treated as a single entity for control.

SP800-128-CONFIG-ITEMS · Configuration Items

Maintain records of configuration item status, change history, and current baselines.

IEC62304-8.3 · Configuration Status Accounting

Requires a configuration management plan for the system that sets out roles, responsibilities and processes, establishes how configuration items are identified and managed across the development life cycle, names the configuration items placed under management...

NIST800-CM-9 · Configuration management plan

Identify, control, and report configuration items and their baselines throughout the product lifecycle.

SUP.8 · Configuration Management

Questions people ask about configuration item

What is Configuration Item?
A component of IT infrastructure that needs to be managed to deliver services, tracked and maintained through configuration management.
Why is Configuration Item important for compliance?
Configuration Item is a key concept in Governance. Understanding configuration item helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Configuration Item?
Configuration Item appears in the requirement text of NIST SP 800-128, IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes, NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) v4.0 - Process Assessment Model. Across these standards we have identified 10 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Configuration Item?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how configuration item applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how Configuration Item applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.