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Control Definitions

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All control definition information is imported from the appropriate FedRAMP baseline (OSCAL profile). This includes the original NIST control definition and parameter labels as well as any FedRAMP control guidance and parameter constraints.

Interpreting and presenting profile content is out of the scope of this documentation. Please refer to the NIST OSCAL Profile and Catalog schema references for more information:

Only the control implementation information is present within an OSCAL-based SSP. Each control in the FedRAMP baseline must have a corresponding implemented-requirement assembly in the control-implementation assembly.

Representation
<!-- metadata -->
    <import-profile href="https://path/to/xml/FedRAMP_MODERATE-baseline_profile.xml"/>
    <!-- system-characteristics -->
    <!-- system-implementation -->
    <control-implementation>
        <description>
            <p>This field required by OSCAL, but may be left blank.</p>
            <p>FedRAMP requires no specific content here.</p>
        </description>
        
        <!-- one implemented-requirement assembly for each required control -->
        <implemented-requirement uuid="uuid-value" control-id="ac-1">
            <!-- Control content cut - See next pages for detail -->
        </implemented-requirement>
        <implemented-requirement uuid="uuid-value" control-id="ac-2">
        <!-- Control content cut - See next pages for detail -->
        </implemented-requirement>
        <implemented-requirement uuid="uuid-value" control-id="ac-2.1">
        <!-- Control content cut - See next pages for detail -->
        </implemented-requirement>
        
    </control-implementation>
    <!-- back-matter -->
XPath Queries
URI to Profile:
    /*/import-profile/@href
  CSP's Control Implementation Information
    /*/control-implementation/implemented-requirement[@control-id="ac-1"]

NOTE: FedRAMP tools check to ensure there is one implemented-requirement assembly for each control identified in the applicable FedRAMP baseline.

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