# IR-03 Incident Response Testing — NIST 800-53 Rev5 control

> FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026 v2026.07.14.01 · updated 2026-07-14
> Canonical page: /control/ir-3

Canonical id: `ir-3` · family `IR`

> Test the effectiveness of the incident response capability for the system [frequency] using the following tests: [tests].

_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-INR-AAR` — Generating After Action Reports (Incident Response)
  Incident after action reports are generated and lessons learned are persistently incorporated.
- `KSI-INR-RPI` — Reviewing Past Incidents (Incident Response)
  Past incidents are persistently reviewed for patterns or vulnerabilities that were not previously apparent or identified.
- `KSI-RPL-TRC` — Testing Recovery Capabilities (Recovery Planning)
  The capability to recover from incidents and contingencies aligned with defined recovery objectives is persistently tested.

## FedRAMP guidance

{
  "guidance": [
    "Follow the FedRAMP Incident Evaluation and Communication rules."
  ]
}

## Annual independent assessment

In the annual assessment subset for class C, D.