NIST 800-53 REV 5 • CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
CM-8(7) — Centralized Repository
Provide a centralized repository for the inventory of system components.
CMMC Practice Mapping
No direct CMMC mapping
NIST 800-171 Mapping
No direct NIST 800-171 mapping
Related Controls
No related controls listed
Supplemental Guidance
Organizations may implement centralized system component inventories that include components from all organizational systems. Centralized repositories of component inventories provide opportunities for efficiencies in accounting for organizational hardware, software, and firmware assets. Such repositories may also help organizations rapidly identify the location and responsible individuals of components that have been compromised, breached, or are otherwise in need of mitigation actions. Organizations ensure that the resulting centralized inventories include system-specific information required for proper component accountability.
Practitioner Notes
This enhancement requires a centralized repository for your component inventory — one authoritative source of truth rather than scattered spreadsheets.
Example 1: Use ServiceNow CMDB as your single authoritative inventory, integrating data feeds from Intune, Qualys, and Active Directory into one view.
Example 2: Centralize your cloud resource inventory using Azure Resource Graph or AWS Organizations to provide a single pane of glass across all accounts and subscriptions.