CP-07 Alternate Processing Site
a. Establish an alternate processing site, including necessary agreements to permit the transfer and resumption of cp-07_odp.01 for essential mission and business functions within cp-07_odp.02 when the primary processing capabilities are unavailable;
b. Make available at the alternate processing site, the equipment and supplies required to transfer and resume operations or put contracts in place to support delivery to the site within the organization-defined time period for transfer and resumption; and
c. Provide controls at the alternate processing site that are equivalent to those at the primary site.
| Parameter ID | Definition |
|---|---|
| cp-07_odp.01 | system operations |
| cp-07_odp.02 | time period |
Baselines
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Guidance
Alternate processing sites are geographically distinct from primary processing sites and provide processing capability if the primary processing site is not available. The alternate processing capability may be addressed using a physical processing site or other alternatives, such as failover to a cloud-based service provider or other internally or externally provided processing service. Geographically distributed architectures that support contingency requirements may also be considered alternate processing sites. Controls that are covered by alternate processing site agreements include the environmental conditions at alternate sites, access rules, physical and environmental protection requirements, and the coordination for the transfer and assignment of personnel. Requirements are allocated to alternate processing sites that reflect the requirements in contingency plans to maintain essential mission and business functions despite disruption, compromise, or failure in organizational systems.
References 1
- SP 800-34 Swanson MA, Bowen P, Phillips AW, Gallup D, Lynes D (2010) Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems. (National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD), NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-34, Rev. 1, Includes updates as of November 11, 2010.
Control Enhancements 6
- CP-07(01) Separation from Primary Site L M H P
- CP-07(02) Accessibility L M H P
- CP-07(03) Priority of Service L M H P
- CP-07(04) Preparation for Use L M H P
- CP-07(05) Equivalent Information Security Safeguards
- CP-07(06) Inability to Return to Primary Site L M H P
Related controls 12
- CP-02 Contingency Plan L M H P
- CP-06 Alternate Storage Site L M H P
- CP-08 Telecommunications Services L M H P
- CP-09 System Backup L M H P
- CP-10 System Recovery and Reconstitution L M H P
- MA-06 Timely Maintenance L M H P
- PE-03 Physical Access Control L M H P
- PE-11 Emergency Power L M H P
- PE-12 Emergency Lighting L M H P
- PE-17 Alternate Work Site L M H P
- SC-36 Distributed Processing and Storage L M H P
- SI-13 Predictable Failure Prevention L M H P