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FDA 21 CFR Part 11 — Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures

US federal regulation establishing criteria for acceptance of electronic records and electronic signatures by the FDA. 30 requirements across electronic records (validation, audit trails, system access controls, authority checks, device checks, education and training, documentation, open and closed system controls), electronic signatures (uniqueness, identity verification, signature manifestations, signature/record linking), and biometric and non-biometric authentication controls. Applies to all FDA-regulated industries including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biologics, and food.

AC Access Control

Control Name FDA 21 CFR Part 11 References
AC-01 Access Control Policies and Procedures
§11.10(d)
AC-02 Account Management
§11.10(d)§11.10(g)§11.100(a)§11.200(a)(2)§11.300(a)§11.300(b)§11.300(c)
AC-03 Access Enforcement
§11.10(d)§11.10(g)
AC-05 Separation Of Duties
§11.10(d)§11.10(g)
AC-06 Least Privilege
§11.10(d)§11.10(g)
AC-07 Unsuccessful Login Attempts
§11.10(d)§11.200(a)(1)(ii)
AC-11 Session Lock
§11.10(d)§11.200(a)(1)(i)§11.200(a)(1)(ii)
AC-12 Session Termination
§11.10(d)§11.200(a)(1)(i)
AC-16 Automated Labeling
§11.10(g)
AC-17 Remote Access
§11.30§11.300(d)
AC-19 Access Control For Portable And Mobile Devices
§11.10(h)
AC-24 Access Control Decisions
§11.10(g)

AT Awareness and Training

Control Name FDA 21 CFR Part 11 References
AT-01 Security Awareness And Training Policy And Procedures
§11.10(i)
AT-02 Security Awareness
§11.10(i)
AT-03 Security Training
§11.10(i)
AT-04 Security Training Records
§11.10(i)

AU Audit and Accountability

Control Name FDA 21 CFR Part 11 References
AU-01 Audit And Accountability Policy And Procedures
§11.10(e)
AU-02 Auditable Events
§11.10(e)§11.50
AU-03 Content Of Audit Records
§11.10(e)§11.50
AU-04 Audit Storage Capacity
§11.10(e)
AU-05 Response To Audit Processing Failures
§11.10(e)
AU-06 Audit Monitoring, Analysis, And Reporting
§11.10(e)
AU-07 Audit Reduction And Report Generation
§11.10(e)
AU-08 Time Stamps
§11.10(e)
AU-09 Protection Of Audit Information
§11.10(b)§11.10(e)
AU-10 Non-Repudiation
§11.10(e)§11.30§11.50§11.70
AU-11 Audit Record Retention
§11.10(b)§11.10(c)§11.10(e)
AU-12 Audit Record Generation
§11.10(e)§11.50
AU-14 Session Audit
§11.10(e)

CA Security Assessment and Authorization

Control Name FDA 21 CFR Part 11 References
CA-02 Security Assessments
§11.10(a)§11.300(e)
CA-07 Continuous Monitoring
§11.10(a)
CA-08 Penetration Testing
§11.300(e)

CM Configuration Management

Control Name FDA 21 CFR Part 11 References
CM-02 Baseline Configuration
§11.10(f)
CM-03 Configuration Change Control
§11.10(k)
CM-04 Monitoring Configuration Changes
§11.10(a)
CM-05 Access Restrictions For Change
§11.10(k)
CM-06 Configuration Settings
§11.10(f)
CM-07 Least Functionality
§11.10(f)
CM-08 Information System Component Inventory
§11.10(h)
CM-09 Configuration Management Plan
§11.10(k)

CP Contingency Planning

Control Name FDA 21 CFR Part 11 References
CP-06 Alternate Storage Site
§11.10(c)
CP-09 Information System Backup
§11.10(b)§11.10(c)
CP-10 Information System Recovery And Reconstitution
§11.10(c)

IA Identification and Authentication

Control Name FDA 21 CFR Part 11 References
IA-01 Identification And Authentication Policy And Procedures
§11.10(d)
IA-02 User Identification And Authentication
§11.10(d)§11.100(a)§11.200(a)(1)§11.200(a)(1)(ii)§11.200(a)(2)§11.200(a)(3)
IA-03 Device Identification And Authentication
§11.10(h)
IA-04 Identifier Management
§11.10(d)§11.100(a)§11.100(b)§11.200(a)(2)§11.300(a)§11.300(c)
IA-05 Authenticator Management
§11.10(d)§11.100(a)§11.100(b)§11.200(a)(1)§11.200(a)(1)(ii)§11.200(a)(2)§11.300(a)§11.300(b)§11.300(c)§11.300(e)
IA-06 Authenticator Feedback
§11.200(a)(1)§11.300(d)
IA-07 Cryptographic Module Authentication
§11.200(a)(1)
IA-08 Identification and Authentication (Non-Organizational Users)
§11.100(a)
IA-09 Service Identification and Authentication
§11.10(h)
IA-11 Re-authentication
§11.200(a)(1)(i)§11.200(a)(1)(ii)
IA-12 Identity Proofing
§11.100(b)§11.200(a)(3)

IR Incident Response

Control Name FDA 21 CFR Part 11 References
IR-06 Incident Reporting
§11.300(c)

MP Media Protection

Control Name FDA 21 CFR Part 11 References
MP-04 Media Storage
§11.10(c)

PE Physical and Environmental Protection

Control Name FDA 21 CFR Part 11 References
PE-19 Information Leakage
§11.200(a)(3)
PE-20 Asset Monitoring and Tracking
§11.10(h)

PL Planning

Control Name FDA 21 CFR Part 11 References
PL-01 Security Planning Policy And Procedures
§11.10(j)
PL-02 System Security Plan
§11.1§11.10(j)§11.10(k)
PL-04 Rules Of Behavior
§11.10(j)

PM Program Management

Control Name FDA 21 CFR Part 11 References
PM-01 Information Security Program Plan
§11.1
PM-09 Risk Management Strategy
§11.2
PM-11 Mission and Business Process Definition
§11.1§11.2

PS Personnel Security

Control Name FDA 21 CFR Part 11 References
PS-01 Personnel Security Policy And Procedures
§11.10(i)
PS-02 Position Categorization
§11.10(i)
PS-03 Personnel Screening
§11.10(i)§11.100(b)
PS-06 Access Agreements
§11.10(j)
PS-08 Personnel Sanctions
§11.10(j)

RA Risk Assessment

Control Name FDA 21 CFR Part 11 References
RA-01 Risk Assessment Policy And Procedures
§11.2
RA-02 Security Categorization
§11.1§11.2
RA-03 Risk Assessment
§11.2
RA-07 Risk Response
§11.2

SA System and Services Acquisition

Control Name FDA 21 CFR Part 11 References
SA-03 Life Cycle Support
§11.10(a)
SA-05 Information System Documentation
§11.10(k)
SA-08 Security Engineering Principles
§11.10(a)
SA-10 Developer Configuration Management
§11.10(a)
SA-11 Developer Security Testing
§11.10(a)§11.10(f)
SA-15 Development Process, Standards, and Tools
§11.10(a)
SA-17 Developer Security and Privacy Architecture and Design
§11.10(a)

SC System and Communications Protection

Control Name FDA 21 CFR Part 11 References
SC-07 Boundary Protection
§11.30
SC-08 Transmission Integrity
§11.30§11.300(d)§11.70
SC-10 Network Disconnect
§11.200(a)(1)(i)
SC-12 Cryptographic Key Establishment And Management
§11.30
SC-13 Use Of Cryptography
§11.30§11.300(d)
SC-17 Public Key Infrastructure Certificates
§11.30
SC-23 Session Authenticity
§11.30§11.300(d)
SC-28 Protection of Information at Rest
§11.10(b)§11.10(c)§11.70

SI System and Information Integrity

Control Name FDA 21 CFR Part 11 References
SI-06 Security Functionality Verification
§11.10(a)§11.300(e)
SI-07 Software And Information Integrity
§11.10(b)§11.10(f)§11.70
SI-10 Information Accuracy, Completeness, Validity, And Authenticity
§11.10(f)
SI-12 Information Output Handling And Retention
§11.10(c)§11.10(k)