AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar
Identity & Access Management

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar SEC03-BP01: Define access requirements

Document who or what requires access to each resource, what actions are permitted and under what conditions, so least privilege policies can be designed and validated against intent.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 37 controls across 21 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 · 3 controls

  • AC-2 Account Management
  • AC-6 Least Privilege
  • AC-6(1) Authorize Access to Security Functions

FedRAMP Moderate · 3 controls

  • AC-2 Account Management
  • AC-6 Least Privilege
  • AC-6(1) Authorize Access to Security Functions

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 3 controls

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

CIS Controls v8 · 2 controls

  • CIS-6.1 Establish an Access Granting Process
  • CIS-6.8 Define and Maintain Role-Based Access Control

HIPAA Security Rule · 2 controls

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.15 Access control
  • 8.3 Information access restriction

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 2 controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 2 controls

  • 7.2.1 7.2.1 Access control model defined
  • 7.2.2 7.2.2 User access assigned by job function and least privilege

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-CC6.2 CC6.2 Registering and authorising users before issuing credentials
  • SOC2-CC6.3 CC6.3 Role-based access, least privilege and segregation of duties
  • E8-ADMIN-ML1 Restrict Administrative Privileges (ML1)
  • ANSSI-HYG-09 Assign the Correct Rights on Sensitive Resources
  • ASBv3-GS-6 Define and implement identity and privileged access strategy

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.6.1 Business requirements of access control
  • NIST-CSF-PR.AA-05 Access permissions, entitlements, and authorizations are defined in a policy, managed, enforced, and reviewed, and incorporate the principles of least privilege and separation of duties

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-AC.1 User Account Approval Process

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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