Azure Security Benchmark
Identity Management

Azure Security Benchmark ASBv3-IM-5: Use single sign-on (SSO) for application access

Use single sign-on so users authenticate once to reach applications and data across cloud and on-premises environments rather than maintaining separate credentials per application.

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This control maps to 15 controls across 11 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-CSF-PR.AA-01 Identities and credentials for authorized users, services, and hardware are managed by the organization
  • NIST-CSF-PR.AA-03 Users, services, and hardware are authenticated
  • NIST-CSF-PR.AA-04 Identity assertions are protected, conveyed, and verified

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.16 Identity management
  • 8.5 Secure authentication

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

  • NIST800-IA-13 IA-13 Identity Providers and Authorization Servers
  • NIST800-IA-2 IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)
  • SEC02-BP04 Rely on a centralized identity provider

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

FedRAMP High · 1 control

  • IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

  • IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.5 Secure authentication

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.6.4 System and application access control

NIST SP 800-218 · 1 control

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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