# SA-15 (03) Criticality Analysis — NIST 800-53 Rev5 control

> FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026 v2026.07.14.01 · updated 2026-07-14
> Canonical page: /control/sa-15.3

Canonical id: `sa-15.3` · family `SA`

> Require the developer of the system, system component, or system service to perform a criticality analysis: (a) At the following decision points in the system development life cycle: [decision points]; and (b) At the following level of rigor: [organization-defined breadth and depth of criticality analysis].

_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-SCR-MIT` — Mitigating Supply Chain Risk (Supply Chain Risk)
  Persistently identify, review, and mitigate potential supply chain risks.

## FedRAMP guidance

_No FedRAMP-specific guidance attaches to this control._