CJIS Security Policy 5.9: What Law Enforcement Systems Must Actually Build

5.9

Current CJIS Security Policy version â€” with Section 5.6 advanced authentication requirements most agencies are still implementing

FBI CJIS Security Policy 5.9 governs all systems that access Criminal Justice Information â€” from jail management systems to body camera platforms to state crime lab databases. The policy's advanced authentication requirement mandates multi-factor authentication for all remote access to CJI, FIPS 140-2 validated encryption for all CJI in transit and at rest, and comprehensive audit logging with specific retention requirements. Cloud deployments of CJIS-compliant systems require a CJIS Security Addendum signed by the cloud service provider. AWS GovCloud and Azure Government have signed CJIS Security Addenda â€” but the configuration required to achieve CJIS compliance on these platforms is not default, and the specific controls that violate CJIS without appearing to are the ones that generate FBI audits.

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