AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar
Identity & Access Management

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar SEC03-BP03: Establish emergency access process

Define a documented break-glass procedure for emergency access that bypasses normal SSO when the IdP is unavailable, with strong MFA, monitoring and post-use review.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 22 controls across 16 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 3 controls

  • ASBv3-PA-5 Set up emergency access
  • PA-1 Separate and limit highly privileged/administrative users

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.18 Access rights
  • 8.2 Privileged access rights

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 2 controls

  • E8-ADMIN-ML2 Restrict Administrative Privileges (ML2)
  • ANSSI-HYG-08 Identify Each Person by Name and Separate User and Administrator Roles

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

  • CIS-6.5 Require MFA for Administrative Access

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

FedRAMP High · 1 control

  • AC-2(2) Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

  • AC-2(2) Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.2 Privileged access rights
  • 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

PCI DSS 4.0 · 1 control

  • 8.2.2 8.2.2 Shared and generic IDs only by exception

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