What is NIST 800-23?

• A. Guidelines to Federal Organizations on Security Assurance and Acquisition/Use of Tested/Evaluated Products.
• B. A cloud compliance framework.
• C. A network protocol specification.
• D. A project management standard.

Answer: (A)

NIST SP 800-23 centers on security assurance and how federal organizations should approach the acquisition and use of products that have been independently tested and evaluated. It provides guidelines for ensuring that hardware and software meet established security criteria before they are purchased and deployed, and that evidence of those evaluations is used to support ongoing confidence in their security properties. This helps reduce risk by making sure only credibly vetted products enter federal systems and that their security performance is verifiable throughout their lifecycle. It’s not about cloud compliance frameworks, network protocol specifications, or project management standards, which are covered by other documents and standards.