PEPF-2 Physical Protection of Facilities

Overview

Every physical access point to facilities housing workstations that process or display classified information is guarded or alarmed 24 X 7. Intrusion alarms are monitored.  Two (2) forms of identification are required to gain access to the facility (e.g., ID badge, key card, cipher PIN, biometrics). A visitor log is maintained.

MAC / CONF	Impact	Subject Area
CLASSIFIED	High	Physical and Environmental

Details

Threat
All documents, equipment, and machine-readable media containing classified information are at risk from unauthorized personnel, access, copying and illegal distribution, if every physical access point is not guarded or alarmed 24 X 7.  The same risk applies if intrusion alarms are not monitored and two forms of identification are not required and verified to gain access to the facility.

Guidance

1. Every physical access point to facilities housing workstations that process or display classified information shall be guarded or alarmed 24 X 7. 2. Intrusion alarms to identified physical access points shall be monitored. 3. Two (2) forms of identification shall be required to gain access to the facility. 4. A visitor log shall be maintained for all entry through identified physical access points.

References

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