Prior to having external connection provisioned between enclaves, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) must be established.

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Prior to having external connection provisioned between enclaves, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) must be established.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-251355	NET0131	SV-251355r806020_rule		Medium

Description
Prior to establishing a connection with another activity, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) must be established between the two sites prior to connecting with each other.

STIG	Date
Network Infrastructure Policy Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-10-18

Details

Check Text ( C-54790r806018_chk )
Review the network topology and interview the ISSO to verify that each external connection to the site's network has been validated and approved by the AO and CAO and that CAP requirements have been met. If there are any external connections that have not been validated and approved, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-54743r806019_fix)
All external connections will be validated and approved prior to connection. Interview the ISSM to verify that all connections have a mission requirement and that the AO is aware of the requirement.