ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0)
ANSSI Hygiene III: Authenticate and Control Access (measures 8 to 13)

ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0) ANSSI-HYG-11: Protect Passwords Stored on Systems

Protect passwords held on systems so that they cannot be recovered, avoiding storage in clear text or in reversible form.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 36 controls across 20 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

  • ASBv3-DP-6 Use a secure key management process
  • ASBv3-IM-2 Protect identity and authentication systems
  • ASBv3-IM-8 Restrict the exposure of credential and secrets
  • DP-4 Enable data at rest encryption by default

FedRAMP High · 3 controls

  • IA-5 Authenticator Management
  • IA-5(6) Protection of Authenticators
  • SC-28 Protection of Information at Rest

FedRAMP Moderate · 3 controls

  • IA-5 Authenticator Management
  • IA-5(6) Protection of Authenticators
  • SC-28 Protection of Information at Rest
  • NIST-CSF-PR.AA-01 Identities and credentials for authorized users, services, and hardware are managed by the organization
  • NIST-CSF-PR.AA-04 Identity assertions are protected, conveyed, and verified
  • NIST-CSF-PR.DS-01 The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-at-rest are protected

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

  • C5-IDM-08 Confidentiality of authentication information
  • C5-PSS-07 Confidentiality of Authentication Information

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.17 Authentication information
  • 8.24 Use of cryptography

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.17 Authentication information
  • 8.24 Use of cryptography

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 2 controls

  • 8.3.2 8.3.2 Authentication factors unreadable with strong cryptography
  • 8.6.3 8.6.3 System account passwords protected against misuse
  • E8-ADMIN-ML3 Restrict Administrative Privileges (ML3)
  • ASD37-23 Protect authentication credentials (Excellent)

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC6.1 CC6.1 Logical access security over protected information assets

Every mapping shown was judged rather than inferred from wording similarity, and the ones that failed review are published too. See the coverage reports and what was rejected.

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