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NIST SP 800-207

Zero Trust Architecture: component trust, supply chain least privilege, continuous verification.

Zero Trust Architecture: component trust, supply chain least privilege, continuous verification.

Short nameZero Trust
RegionAmericas
Country or scopeUnited States
SectorGovernment
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How Safeguard covers Zero Trust

  • Scan requirements: 4, all decided by a scan.
  • Controls: the scan requirements below, plus 9 controls from Safeguard's control catalog for Zero Trust.
  • Automated tests: none map to it directly. You can link any automated test to its controls yourself (how).
  • Policy templates: 25: 3 written for Zero Trust and 22 from the standard set.

How each kind of coverage works, and what the readiness score counts: Compliance frameworks.

What a scan checks

Each scan of a product checks these 4 requirements against what the scan found, including the product's software inventory (SBOM).

RequirementWhat Safeguard checksDecided by
ZTA-3.1 Identity Verification ComponentsZero Trust requires identity verification componentsScan
ZTA-3.3 Micro-Segmentation ComponentsZero Trust requires micro-segmentationScan
ZTA-3.5 Continuous Validation ComponentsZero Trust requires continuous validationScan
ZTA-2.1 Asset Inventory for ZTAZero Trust requires complete asset inventoryScan

More controls in the catalog

The framework's Controls tab lists its scan requirements and these controls from Safeguard's control catalog. Evidence them with automated tests, uploaded evidence, policies or an attestation.

ControlName
ZTA-1.1Treat all data sources and computing services as resources
ZTA-1.2All communication secured regardless of network location
ZTA-2.2Implement a Policy Enforcement Point
ZTA-3.2Assess device health and posture before granting access
ZTA-4.1Limit access using least-privilege and just-in-time access
ZTA-4.2Apply micro-segmentation to limit lateral movement
ZTA-5.1Collect and analyze telemetry to improve security posture
ZTA-5.2Define and enforce dynamic access policies
ZTA-6.1Protect data in transit using approved cryptography

Policy templates

Written for Zero Trust:

  • Zero Trust Architecture Implementation Policy
  • Zero Trust Device Trust and Compliance Policy
  • Network Microsegmentation and East-West Traffic Policy

And 22 from the standard set, adapted to Zero Trust.

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