AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar
Identity & Access Management

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar SEC03-BP06: Manage access based on lifecycle

Tie AWS access grant and revocation to HR joiner mover leaver events so permissions update automatically when roles change or employment ends.

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This control maps to 57 controls across 22 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 · 4 controls

  • AC-2 Account Management
  • AC-2(3) Disable Accounts
  • PS-4 Personnel Termination
  • PS-5 Personnel Transfer

FedRAMP Moderate · 4 controls

  • AC-2 Account Management
  • AC-2(3) Disable Accounts
  • PS-4 Personnel Termination
  • PS-5 Personnel Transfer

HIPAA Security Rule · 4 controls

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 4 controls

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 4 controls

C5 (Germany) · 3 controls

  • C5-HR-05 Responsibilities in the event of termination or change of employment
  • C5-IDM-02 Granting and change of user accounts and access rights
  • C5-IDM-04 Withdraw or adjust access rights as the task area changes

CMMC 2.0 · 3 controls

ISO 27001:2022 · 3 controls

  • 5.16 Identity management
  • 5.18 Access rights
  • 6.5 Responsibilities after termination or change of employment
  • NIST-CSF-GV.RR-04 Cybersecurity is included in human resources practices
  • NIST-CSF-PR.AA-01 Identities and credentials for authorized users, services, and hardware are managed by the organization
  • 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

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 3 controls

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 3 controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

  • 8.2.4 8.2.4 User ID lifecycle changes authorized
  • 8.2.5 8.2.5 Terminated users' access revoked immediately
  • 8.2.6 8.2.6 Inactive accounts removed within 90 days

CIS Controls v8 · 2 controls

  • CIS-6.1 Establish an Access Granting Process
  • CIS-6.2 Establish an Access Revoking Process

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.16 Identity management
  • 5.18 Access rights

ISO 27701:2019 · 2 controls

  • 6.4.3 Termination and change of employment
  • 6.6.2 User access management

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

UK Cyber Essentials · 2 controls

  • CE-AC.1 User Account Approval Process
  • CE-AC.3 Remove or Disable Accounts When No Longer Required
  • E8-ADMIN-ML2 Restrict Administrative Privileges (ML2)
  • ANSSI-HYG-06 Organise Joiner, Leaver and Role Change Procedures
  • ASD37-37 Personnel management (Very Good)
  • PA-3 Manage lifecycle of identities and entitlements

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