# CM-07 (01) Periodic Review — NIST 800-53 Rev5 control

> FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026 v2026.07.14.01 · updated 2026-07-14
> Canonical page: /control/cm-7.1

Canonical id: `cm-7.1` · family `CM`

> (a) Review the system [frequency] to identify unnecessary and/or nonsecure functions, ports, protocols, software, and services; and (b) Disable or remove [organization-defined functions, ports, protocols, software, and services within the system deemed to be unnecessary and/or nonsecure].

_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 (in the annual independent assessment)
- certification class D (in the annual independent assessment)

## Key Security Indicators that reach it

- `KSI-CMT-RVP` — Reviewing Change Procedures (Change Management)
  The effectiveness of documented change management procedures is persistently reviewed.
- `KSI-CNA-RNT` — Restricting Network Traffic (Cloud Native Architecture)
  Machine-based information resources are persistently reviewed to ensure they are appropriately configured to limit inbound and outbound network traffic.
- `KSI-SVC-ACM` — Automating Configuration Management (Service Configuration)
  The configuration of machine-based information resources is managed using automation and persistently reviewed for drift.
- `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

_No FedRAMP-specific guidance attaches to this control._

## Annual independent assessment

In the annual assessment subset for class C, D.