# SA-08 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles — NIST 800-53 Rev5 control

> FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026 v2026.07.14.01 · updated 2026-07-14
> Canonical page: /control/sa-8

Canonical id: `sa-8` · family `SA`

> Apply the following systems security and privacy engineering principles in the specification, design, development, implementation, and modification of the system and system components: [organization-defined systems security and privacy engineering principles].

_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 B
- certification class C
- certification class D

## Key Security Indicators that reach it

- `KSI-PIY-RSD` — Reviewing Security in the SDLC (Policy and Inventory)
  The effectiveness of building security and privacy considerations into the Software Development Lifecycle and aligning with CISA Secure By Design principles is persistently reviewed.

## FedRAMP guidance

_No FedRAMP-specific guidance attaches to this control._