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Configuration management

nounid 1968·updated May 9, 2026
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A collection of activities focused on establishing and maintaining the integrity of information technology products and systems through the control of processes for initializing, changing, and monitoring the configurations of those products and systems throughout the system development life cycle.

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Attested in

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems8 citations · 8 defined by this document · observed 2026-09-01 under anchor/0.9/36451/2026-09-01
03.01.04.b ¶ 103.01.18.c ¶ 103.02.02.b ¶ 103.14.02.b03.14.02.c.2 ¶ 203.14.02.c.2 ¶ 303.17.03.b ¶ 13.2.2 ¶ 24

Classifications

Entity Type

Process95%rule-basedr:entity.process.workflow.v1

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Configuration managements
possessive
Configuration management's
pluralpossessive
Configuration managements'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
§1
Establish a known baseline condition and manage it.
ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
The control of changes to a set of configuration items over a system life cycle
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
The management of security features and assurances through control of changes made to a system's hardware, software, firmware, documentation, testing, test fixtures, and test documentation throughout the development and operational life of the system.
NIST SP 800-172r31 senseview framework →
§1 · glossary
A collection of activities focused on establishing and maintaining the integrity of information technology products and systems through the control of processes for initializing, changing, and monitoring the configurations of those products and systems throughout the system development life cycle.
Attribution from the CKI glossary mapping stage (glossary)
NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →
§1 · glossary
A collection of activities focused on establishing and maintaining the integrity of information technology products and systems through the control of processes for initializing, changing, and monitoring the configurations of those products and systems throughout the system development life cycle.
Attribution from the CKI glossary mapping stage (glossary)
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
The management of security features and assurances through control of changes made to a system's hardware, software, firmware, documentation, testing, test fixtures, and test documentation throughout the development and operational life of the system.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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