# NIST800 53 PS-3(2) — Formal Indoctrination

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NIST800 53 · Control PS-3(2) · Priority: critical · Component: Personnel Security

### What this control covers

Verify that individuals accessing systems processing, storing, or transmitting types of classified information that require formal indoctrination (e.g., Special Access Program, Restricted Data, Sensitive Compartmented Information) are formally indoctrinated for all relevant types of information they can access on the system. This control supports the Governance capability within the Personnel Security family.

### Why it matters

Risk is the language an executive team understands; this control connects technical reality to board-level decisions and budget allocation.

### How to implement

#### AWS

Codify the policy intent as **SCPs, AWS Config conformance packs, and Security Hub standards** so the cloud enforces what the document says.

#### Azure

Codify in **Azure Policy initiatives** (built-in regulatory compliance for CIS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA) and assign at management-group level.

#### On-premises

Maintain a policy library with a documented review cadence (annual minimum); store in your GRC tool with attestation tracking. Map each policy to controls so an audit pull cites the exact policy clause.

### Evidence to collect

-   `policy_document` — A signed, version-controlled policy stating leadership intent and the named owner.

Signed policy or standard documents the safeguard. Focus: Formal Indoctrination.

### Quick checklist

-   Policy — Management / Information
-   Access — Management / Information
-   Information — Management / Information
-   Security — Management / Information
-   Data — Management / Information
-   System — Management / Information

### Related articles on this site

-   [CMMC 2.0 IA.1.077 Authenticate (or verify) the identities of those users, processes, or devices, as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational information systems.](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000229475-cmmc-2-0-ia-1-077-authenticate-or-verify-the-identities-of-those-users-processes-or-devices-as-a)
-   [CMMC 2.0 PE.1.131 Limit physical access to organizational information systems, equipment, and the respective operating environments to authorized individuals.](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000229653-cmmc-2-0-pe-1-131-limit-physical-access-to-organizational-information-systems-equipment-and-the-res)
-   [NIST 800-171 3.1.1 Limit information system access to authorized users, processes acting on behalf of authorized users, or devices (including other information systems).](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000229223-nist-800-171-3-1-1-limit-information-system-access-to-authorized-users-processes-acting-on-behalf-of)
-   [NIST 800-171 3.5.2 Authenticate (or verify) the identities of users, processes, or devices, as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational systems.](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000229290-nist-800-171-3-5-2-authenticate-or-verify-the-identities-of-users-processes-or-devices-as-a-prer)

## Related compliance guidance

- [NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5: a practical implementation guide for cloud teams](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5): How the 800-53 catalogue, baselines and the Risk Management Framework fit together, and which controls take the most work in the cloud.
- [NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC: a practical guide to protecting CUI in the cloud](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-171-rev-3): If the driver is a DoD or federal contract handling CUI, 800-171 (and CMMC) is the scope you actually need.