AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar
Identity & Access Management

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar SEC02-BP04: Rely on a centralized identity provider

Federate workforce access to AWS through a single corporate identity provider via IAM Identity Center or SAML so that user lifecycle, MFA and access reviews are centrally governed.

Maintained by Gerard BlokdykVerified against the published standard Control text last updated

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This control maps to 54 controls across 19 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

FedRAMP High · 5 controls

  • AC-2 Account Management
  • AC-2(1) Automated System Account Management
  • IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)
  • IA-4 Identifier Management
  • IA-8 Identification and Authentication (Non-Organizational Users)

FedRAMP Moderate · 5 controls

  • AC-2 Account Management
  • AC-2(1) Automated System Account Management
  • IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)
  • IA-4 Identifier Management
  • IA-8 Identification and Authentication (Non-Organizational Users)

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 5 controls

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 5 controls

CIS Controls v8 · 4 controls

  • CIS-12.5 Centralize Network Authentication, Authorization, and Auditing (AAA)
  • CIS-5.6 Centralize Account Management
  • CIS-6.6 Establish and Maintain an Inventory of Authentication and Authorization Systems
  • CIS-6.7 Centralize Access Control

CMMC 2.0 · 4 controls

  • ASBv3-GS-6 Define and implement identity and privileged access strategy
  • ASBv3-IM-5 Use single sign-on (SSO) for application access
  • IM-1 Use centralized identity and authentication system
  • NIST-CSF-PR.AA-01 Identities and credentials for authorized users, services, and hardware are managed by the organization
  • NIST-CSF-PR.AA-02 Identities are proofed and bound to credentials based on the context of interactions
  • NIST-CSF-PR.AA-04 Identity assertions are protected, conveyed, and verified

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 3 controls

  • 161R1-AC-2 Account Management
  • 161R1-IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)
  • 161R1-IA-8 Identification and Authentication (Non-Organizational Users)

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

  • 8.2.1 8.2.1 Unique ID assigned to every user
  • 8.2.2 8.2.2 Shared and generic IDs only by exception
  • 8.4.3 8.4.3 MFA for remote access that could reach CDE

HIPAA Security Rule · 2 controls

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.16 Identity management
  • 8.5 Secure authentication

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 2 controls

  • ANSSI-HYG-08 Identify Each Person by Name and Separate User and Administrator Roles

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-IDM-01 Policy for user accounts and access rights

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.16 Identity management

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC6.2 CC6.2 Registering and authorising users before issuing credentials

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-AC.2 Authenticate Users Before Granting Access

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