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title: "NIST 800-171 3.1.14 (AC.L2-3.1.14): Remote Access Routing"
description: "NIST SP 800-171 3.1.14 Remote Access Routing: 1 SPRS point, allowed on a CMMC POA&M. The text, what assessors check and the evidence."
url: https://policycortex.com/nist-800-171/access-control/3.1.14
sealed: 2026-11-11
amended: 2026-11-11
register: nist-800-171/access-control/3.1.14
records: 7
digest: sha3:1e4b04d8b42b883de3607dfffa32dfb9fd03f0ee11a05ef8f8603a525ea03639
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# NIST 800-171 3.1.14 (AC.L2-3.1.14): Remote Access Routing

NIST 800-171 / Access Control / 3.1.14

"Route remote access via managed access control points." ([NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2, requirement 3.1.14](https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-171r2))

CMMC Level 2 practice AC.L2-3.1.14.

## What 3.1.14 means in practice

All remote access comes in through a small number of managed entry points, such as a VPN concentrator, a bastion host or a remote desktop gateway, instead of reaching individual servers directly. Fewer doors make remote access easier to watch and quicker to shut off.

## SPRS points and the CMMC POA&M

- **CMMC Level 2 practice**: AC.L2-3.1.14
- **SPRS points**: 1 point. When it is not met, the DoD Assessment Methodology subtracts 1 from the score of 110.
- **CMMC POA&M**: Allowed. It is worth 1 point, and 32 CFR 170.21(a)(2)(ii) admits requirements worth 1 point. Conditional status also needs a score of at least 88, and the item must be closed within 180 days.

Sources: [NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Methodology, version 1.2.1 (June 24, 2020), Annex A](https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/cp/cyber/docs/safeguarding/NIST-SP-800-171-Assessment-Methodology-Version-1.2.1-6.24.2020.pdf); [32 CFR 170.21, Plan of Action and Milestones requirements](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-32/section-170.21).

## What an assessor checks for 3.1.14

NIST SP 800-171A gives 2 determination statements for 3.1.14, each found satisfied or other than satisfied. Determine if:

- 3.1.14[a] managed access control points are identified and implemented.
- 3.1.14[b] remote access is routed through managed network access control points.

[NIST SP 800-171A (June 2018), assessment objectives for 3.1.14](https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-171A)

## Evidence that shows 3.1.14 is met

- A network diagram showing the managed access control points for remote access.
- Firewall rules showing servers accept remote connections only through those points.
- Gateway or bastion configuration and its connection logs.

## How PolicyCortex gathers the evidence

No PolicyCortex collector reads the evidence for 3.1.14. Your team provides the evidence listed above.

## Related pages

- **Calculator**: [SPRS score calculator: mark 3.1.14 and the other 109 requirements and see the score.](https://policycortex.com/sprs-score-calculator#family-AC)
- **Sample package**: [Sample package: an SSP, a POA&M and an evidence chain the product generated from demonstration data.](https://policycortex.com/sample-package)
- **Family**: [All 22 Access Control requirements (3.1).](https://policycortex.com/nist-800-171/access-control)
- **Previous**: [3.1.13: Remote Access Encryption](https://policycortex.com/nist-800-171/access-control/3.1.13)
- **Next**: [3.1.15: Privileged Remote Access](https://policycortex.com/nist-800-171/access-control/3.1.15)
- **All requirements**: [All 110 NIST SP 800-171 requirements, by family.](https://policycortex.com/nist-800-171)

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| REC 0003 | ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES | 96e906900012 | 16c2f17404bd |
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Head sha3:1e4b04d8b42b883de3607dfffa32dfb9fd03f0ee11a05ef8f8603a525ea03639. Each digest is SHA3-256 over the previous digest, the register key, the record label, and the record copy; a second party can recompute it from this document.