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Organizations should prevent nonprivileged users from performing privileged functions.

AIR-2711651405 · version 2 · Governance · candidate interpretation

Organization should prevent nonprivileged execution of privileged functions.

Situation & purpose

An AI system or employee activity involves nonprivileged execution of privileged functions. Confirm the actor and source conditions before using this template.

Provide a traceable control for the action: prevent nonprivileged execution of privileged functions.

Examples

Meets the rule
Organization follows the recommendation to "prevent" for nonprivileged execution of privileged functions within these conditions: Within the source scope; assess applicability before adoption..
Does not meet the rule
Organization omits the recommended action "prevent" for nonprivileged execution of privileged functions. This is a recommendation gap, not by itself a statutory violation.
Outside scope
The actor, activity, jurisdiction, or applicability conditions in this source variant do not match.

Evidence & enforcement

  • Dated record of the action
  • Responsible actor and approval, where required
  • Applicable source edition and scope

Human or authorized system adapter required. Machine-executable: no. Convert to a reviewed organization contract and validate the adapter before deployment.

Limits

A rule card is an interpretation aid, not an applicability determination.

Equivalent intent does not make different source obligations interchangeable.

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JSON rule card
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  "id": "AIR-2711651405",
  "version": 2,
  "title": "Organizations should prevent nonprivileged users from performing privileged functions.",
  "text": "Organization should prevent nonprivileged execution of privileged functions.",
  "topic": "Governance",
  "intent": "prevent nonprivileged execution of privileged functions",
  "status": "candidate",
  "semanticStatus": "human-validation-required",
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      "sourceId": "nist-800-171-r3",
      "control": "03.01.07(a)",
      "sourceVersion": "SP 800-171 Rev.3",
      "url": "https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-171r3.pdf#page=21",
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      "exception": null,
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      "authority": "technical-requirements-when-incorporated",
      "jurisdiction": "United States",
      "checkedAt": "2026-09-28",
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        "doesNotMeetRule": "Organization omits the recommended action \"prevent\" for nonprivileged execution of privileged functions. This is a recommendation gap, not by itself a statutory violation.",
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      }
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  "situation": "An AI system or employee activity involves nonprivileged execution of privileged functions. Confirm the actor and source conditions before using this template.",
  "purpose": "Provide a traceable control for the action: prevent nonprivileged execution of privileged functions.",
  "examples": {
    "meetsRule": "Organization follows the recommendation to \"prevent\" for nonprivileged execution of privileged functions within these conditions: Within the source scope; assess applicability before adoption..",
    "doesNotMeetRule": "Organization omits the recommended action \"prevent\" for nonprivileged execution of privileged functions. This is a recommendation gap, not by itself a statutory violation.",
    "outOfScope": "The actor, activity, jurisdiction, or applicability conditions in this source variant do not match."
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    "Responsible actor and approval, where required",
    "Applicable source edition and scope"
  ],
  "enforcement": {
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    "adapter": "Human or authorized system adapter required",
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  "limitations": [
    "A rule card is an interpretation aid, not an applicability determination.",
    "Equivalent intent does not make different source obligations interchangeable."
  ],
  "createdAt": "2026-10-03",
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-03"
}
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