Specification for Asset Identification 1.1

Wunder, John; Halbardier, Adam; Waltermire, David

doi:https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.7693

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NIST IR 7693

Specification for Asset Identification 1.1

Documentation Topics

Date Published: June 2011

Author(s)

John Wunder (MITRE), Adam Halbardier (BAH), David Waltermire (NIST)

Abstract

Asset identification plays an important role in an organization?s ability to quickly correlate different sets of information about assets. This specification provides the necessary constructs to uniquely identify assets based on known identifiers and/or known information about the assets. This specification describes the purpose of asset identification, a data model for identifying assets, methods for identifying assets, and guidance on how to use asset identification. It also identifies a number of known use cases for asset identification.

Keywords

asset identification; asset management; IT management

Control Families

Audit and Accountability; Configuration Management

Documentation

Publication:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.7693
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Supplemental Material:
None available

Document History:
06/17/11: IR 7693 (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

audit & accountability, security automation

Laws and Regulations

OMB Circular A-130