configuration baseline

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000874",
  "term": "configuration baseline",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A documented set of specifications for an information system, or a configuration item within a system, that has been formally reviewed and agreed on at a given point in time, and which can be changed only through change control procedures.\n\n2. A set of specifications for a system, or Configuration Item (CI) within a system, that has been formally reviewed and agreed on at a given point in time, and which can be changed only through change control procedures. The baseline configuration is used as a basis for future builds, releases, and/or changes.\n\n3. See Baseline Configuration.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Baseline Configuration"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 [Superseded]",
    "NIST SP 800-128",
    "NIST SP 800-128; NIST SP 800-128",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/configuration-baseline/"
}