Azure Security Benchmark
Identity Management

Azure Security Benchmark IM-4: Authenticate server and services

Use strong authentication methods including mutual TLS, certificates, and federated trust for server-to-server communication.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 31 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.

CMMC 2.0 · 4 controls

FedRAMP High · 3 controls

  • IA-3 Device Identification and Authentication
  • IA-5(2) Public Key-Based Authentication
  • SC-23 Session Authenticity

FedRAMP Moderate · 3 controls

  • IA-3 Device Identification and Authentication
  • IA-5(2) Public Key-Based Authentication
  • SC-23 Session Authenticity

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 3 controls

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.24 Use of cryptography
  • 8.5 Secure authentication

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 2 controls

  • 161R1-IA-3 Device Identification and Authentication
  • 161R1-IA-9 Service Identification and Authentication

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-172 · 2 controls

  • 3.5.1e Identification of Systems, Components, and Devices
  • 3.5.3e Prohibit Connection of Unknown or Unverified System Components

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

  • 164.312(d) Person or Entity Authentication (Standard)

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.5 Secure authentication
  • 164.312(d) Person or Entity Authentication (Standard)

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC6.7 CC6.7 Restricting and protecting information in transmission, movement and removal

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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