NIST SP 800-53: the control catalog behind FedRAMP, CMMC, and most defence contracts.
NIST Special Publication 800-53 is the most comprehensive security control catalog in existence—over 1,000 controls across 20 families. It underpins FedRAMP, CMMC, and most US federal agency security requirements. Sentrix maps your infrastructure to the control families you are required to implement and collects continuous evidence without manual assessment cycles.
20 control families. Three baselines. One continuous evidence program.
800-53 Rev. 5 integrated privacy controls for the first time, making it the definitive reference for organizations managing both security and privacy for federal data. You select a baseline (Low, Moderate, or High) based on your system’s impact categorization, then implement the applicable controls. Sentrix pre-loads the right baseline for your system and begins collecting evidence immediately.
- AC — Access Control | AU — Audit and Accountability | CA — Assessment
- CM — Configuration Management | CP — Contingency Planning
- IA — Identification and Authentication | IR — Incident Response
- RA — Risk Assessment | SA — System Acquisition | SC — System Protection
- SI — System Integrity | SR — Supply Chain Risk Management (new in Rev. 5)
800-53 Moderate baseline · Selected controls
CONTINUOUS EVIDENCEFederal-grade security controls. Enterprise-grade automation.
Baseline selection & tailoring
Pre-built Low, Moderate, and High baselines. Tailoring support to add, remove, or modify controls based on your specific system environment and risk tolerance.
System Security Plan (SSP)
800-53 requires a documented System Security Plan. Sentrix generates your SSP from your actual control implementations—control descriptions, implementation status, and responsible roles populated automatically.
FedRAMP alignment
FedRAMP Moderate uses the 800-53 Moderate baseline with additional FedRAMP-specific parameters. Sentrix maps both simultaneously so organizations pursuing FedRAMP authorization build on their 800-53 program directly.
CMMC crosswalk
CMMC 2.0 Level 2 maps directly to NIST SP 800-171, which itself derives from 800-53. Sentrix shows which 800-53 controls satisfy CMMC practices so defence contractors avoid duplicating their compliance work.
POA&M tracking
Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) required for all open findings. Sentrix tracks POA&M items, scheduled completion dates, responsible parties, and evidence of remediation for every open control gap.
Annual assessment support
800-53 requires periodic control assessments. Sentrix generates the Security Assessment Report (SAR) framework and continuous evidence that feeds directly into your annual assessment cycle.
See your 800-53 control coverage on your real infrastructure.
We show your baseline coverage and open POA&M items live in the demo.