# SC-49 — Hardware-enforced Separation and Policy Enforcement

- **Control ID:** SC-49
- **Family:** [SC](/md/families/SC.md)
- **Baselines:** No content available.
- **Enhancement of:** No content available.

## Description

Implement hardware-enforced separation and policy enforcement mechanisms between \[assignment\].

## Discussion

System owners may require additional strength of mechanism and robustness to ensure domain separation and policy enforcement for specific types of threats and environments of operation. Hardware-enforced separation and policy enforcement provide greater strength of mechanism than software-enforced separation and policy enforcement.

## Implementation guidance

No content available.

## CSF 2.0 subcategories

- [PR.PS-03](/md/csf/PR.PS-03.md) — PR.PS-03

## Related controls

- [AC-4](/md/controls/AC-4.md)
- [SA-8](/md/controls/SA-8.md)
- [SC-50](/md/controls/SC-50.md)

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