# AC-17 (01) Monitoring and Control — NIST 800-53 Rev5 control

> FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026 v2026.07.14.01 · updated 2026-07-14
> Canonical page: /control/ac-17.1

Canonical id: `ac-17.1` · family `AC`

> Employ automated mechanisms to monitor and control remote access methods.

_Control title and statement: NIST SP 800-53 Rev5 catalog (the pinned commit is in `/api` under `control_text`). The FedRAMP rules reference these controls by id only; everything below is what FedRAMP says about this id._

## Rev5 baseline membership

- certification class C
- certification class D

## Key Security Indicators that reach it

- `KSI-IAM-ELP` — Ensuring Least Privilege (Identity and Access Management)
  Identity and access management measures are used and persistently reviewed to ensure each user or device can only access the resources they need.
- `KSI-MLA-LET` — Logging Event Types (Monitoring, Logging, and Auditing)
  A list of information resources and event types that will be logged, monitored, and audited is maintained and persistently reviewed to ensure these activities occur.
- `KSI-MLA-OSM` — Operating SIEM Capability (Monitoring, Logging, and Auditing)
  A Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) or similar system(s) is used and persistently reviewed for centralized, tamper-resistant logging of events, activities, and changes.

## FedRAMP guidance

_No FedRAMP-specific guidance attaches to this control._