NIST 800-171 v2
110 security requirements available
System and Communications Protection
Security Requirement
Prevent remote devices from simultaneously establishing non-remote connections with organizational systems and communicating via some other connection to resources in external networks (i.e., split tunneling).
Discussion
Split tunneling might be desirable by remote users to communicate with local system resources such as printers or file servers. However, split tunneling allows unauthorized external connections, making the system more vulnerable to attack and to exfiltration of organizational information. This requirement is implemented in remote devices (e.g., notebook computers, smart phones, and tablets) through configuration settings to disable split tunneling in those devices, and by preventing configuration settings from being readily configurable by users. This requirement is implemented in the system by the detection of split tunneling (or of configuration settings that allow split tunneling) in the remote device, and by prohibiting the connection if the remote device is using split tunneling.
- Framework
- NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2
- Family
- System and Communications Protection
- Requirement Type
- derived
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 2 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI2 mappings
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
Related STIGs
79 STIGs reach this control through 70 CCIs via 800-53 control SC-7. Expand a row to see the responsible NICE and O*NET roles.