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Based on our article CMMC Level 1 Self-Assessment: A Plain-English Checklist. General information, not legal advice; your contract decides which CMMC level applies.
Question 1 of 15
AC.L1-b.1.i: “Limit information system access to authorized users, processes acting on behalf of authorized users, or devices (including other information systems).”
Proof: a current list of user accounts and company devices, with no leftover accounts for people who've left.
Question 2 of 15
AC.L1-b.1.ii: “Limit information system access to the types of transactions and functions that authorized users are permitted to execute.”
Proof: role or group lists, and a short list of who has admin rights.
Question 3 of 15
AC.L1-b.1.iii: “Verify and control/limit connections to and use of external information systems.”
Proof: a written rule plus the settings that back it up.
Question 4 of 15
AC.L1-b.1.iv: “Control information posted or processed on publicly accessible information systems.”
Proof: who's allowed to post publicly and how posts get reviewed.
Question 5 of 15
IA.L1-b.1.v: “Identify information system users, processes acting on behalf of users, or devices.”
Proof: the user and device list.
Question 6 of 15
IA.L1-b.1.vi: “Authenticate (or verify) the identities of those users, processes, or devices, as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational information systems.”
Proof: your password settings and sign-in policy.
Question 7 of 15
MP.L1-b.1.vii: “Sanitize or destroy information system media containing Federal Contract Information before disposal or release for reuse.”
Proof: a disposal process and wipe or destruction records.
Question 8 of 15
PE.L1-b.1.viii: “Limit physical access to organizational information systems, equipment, and the respective operating environments to authorized individuals.”
Proof: a key or badge list.
Question 9 of 15
PE.L1-b.1.ix: “Escort visitors and monitor visitor activity; maintain audit logs of physical access; and control and manage physical access devices.”
Proof: the visitor log and your key/badge tracking.
Question 10 of 15
SC.L1-b.1.x: “Monitor, control, and protect organizational communications (i.e., information transmitted or received by organizational information systems) at the external boundaries and key internal boundaries of the information systems.”
Proof: firewall make and model, and its rules.
Question 11 of 15
If you truly have no publicly accessible systems in scope, you can mark this requirement N/A. N/A counts as met only if you document why it doesn't apply. In that case answer Yes and keep that note with your records. A website hosted by an outside company usually isn't in scope.
SC.L1-b.1.xi: “Implement subnetworks for publicly accessible system components that are physically or logically separated from internal networks.”
Proof: a simple network diagram.
Question 12 of 15
SI.L1-b.1.xii: “Identify, report, and correct information and information system flaws in a timely manner.”
Proof: patch settings and update history.
Question 13 of 15
SI.L1-b.1.xiii: “Provide protection from malicious code at appropriate locations within organizational information systems.”
Proof: a console view showing which devices are protected.
Question 14 of 15
SI.L1-b.1.xiv: “Update malicious code protection mechanisms when new releases are available.”
Proof: the update setting and last-updated dates.
Question 15 of 15
SI.L1-b.1.xv: “Perform periodic scans of the information system and real-time scans of files from external sources as files are downloaded, opened, or executed.”
Proof: scan schedule and real-time protection settings.
Your result · CMMC Level 1 self-check
0 of 15 met
CMMC Level 1 is pass or fail: all 15 requirements must be met. Plans of action (POA&Ms) are not allowed at Level 1, and the yearly affirmation you enter in SPRS must be true (32 CFR 170.15).
Self-check completed . This is a self-check aid, not an official assessment or SPRS submission.
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