What this requirement asks
Supervise the maintenance activities of maintenance personnel without required access authorization.
This is a CMMC Level 2 requirement in the Maintenance family, drawn from NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2. An assessor evaluates it objective by objective — every objective below must be supported by evidence, not just described in a policy.
Assessment objectives (1)
- 3.7.6[a] — maintenance personnel without required access authorization are supervised during maintenance activities
What an assessor examines
Examine:
- System maintenance policy
- procedures addressing maintenance personnel
- service provider contracts
- service-level agreements
- list of authorized personnel
- maintenance records
- access control records
- system security plan
- other relevant documents or records
Interview:
- Personnel with system maintenance responsibilities
- personnel with information security responsibilities
Test:
- Organizational processes for authorizing and managing maintenance personnel
- mechanisms supporting or implementing authorization of maintenance personnel
Evidence that defends it
Prove MFA enforced
Check your readiness
Score this requirement against your own environment with the Level 2 self-assessment checklist, or estimate your SPRS score with the free CMMC compliance tool. Self-reported answers are planning signals only — they do not establish a verified or assessor-accepted result.