# CM-12 (01) Automated Tools to Support Information Location — NIST 800-53 Rev5 control

> FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026 v2026.07.14.01 · updated 2026-07-14
> Canonical page: /control/cm-12.1

Canonical id: `cm-12.1` · family `CM`

> Use automated tools to identify [information by information type] on [system components] to ensure controls are in place to protect organizational information and individual privacy.

_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-PIY-GIV` — Generating Inventories (Policy and Inventory)
  Authoritative sources are used to automatically generate real-time inventories of all information resources when needed.
- `KSI-SVC-EIS` — Evaluating and Improving Security (Service Configuration)
  Information resources are persistently evaluated for opportunities to improve security and those improvements are persistently made.

## FedRAMP guidance

{
  "guidance": [
    "Follow the FedRAMP Minimum Assessment Scope rules."
  ]
}