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Azure Security Benchmark PA-3: Manage lifecycle of identities and entitlements

Manage identity lifecycle including joiner/mover/leaver processes and periodic access reviews via Entra ID Access Reviews.

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This control maps to 67 controls across 23 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 · 7 controls

  • AC-2 Account Management
  • AC-2(1) Automated System Account Management
  • AC-2(13) Disable Accounts for High-Risk Individuals
  • AC-2(3) Disable Accounts
  • IA-4 Identifier Management
  • PS-4 Personnel Termination
  • PS-5 Personnel Transfer

FedRAMP Moderate · 7 controls

  • AC-2 Account Management
  • AC-2(1) Automated System Account Management
  • AC-2(13) Disable Accounts for High-Risk Individuals
  • AC-2(3) Disable Accounts
  • IA-4 Identifier Management
  • PS-4 Personnel Termination
  • PS-5 Personnel Transfer

CIS Controls v8 · 4 controls

  • CIS-5.1 Establish and Maintain an Inventory of Accounts
  • CIS-5.3 Disable Dormant Accounts
  • CIS-6.1 Establish an Access Granting Process
  • CIS-6.2 Establish an Access Revoking Process

HIPAA Security Rule · 4 controls

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 4 controls

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 4 controls

UK Cyber Essentials · 4 controls

  • CE-AC.1 User Account Approval Process
  • CE-AC.3 Remove or Disable Accounts When No Longer Required
  • CE-AC.6 Periodic Review of Privileged Access
  • CE-SC.1 Remove or Disable Unused Software

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

ISO 27001:2022 · 3 controls

  • 5.16 Identity management
  • 5.18 Access rights
  • 8.2 Privileged access rights

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
  • 7.2.4 7.2.4 User accounts and privileges reviewed every six months

ACSC Essential Eight · 2 controls

  • E8-ADMIN-ML1 Restrict Administrative Privileges (ML1)
  • E8-ADMIN-ML2 Restrict Administrative Privileges (ML2)
  • ANSSI-HYG-06 Organise Joiner, Leaver and Role Change Procedures
  • ANSSI-HYG-09 Assign the Correct Rights on Sensitive Resources

CMMC 2.0 · 2 controls

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.16 Identity management
  • 5.18 Access rights

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 2 controls

  • ASD37-37 Personnel management (Very Good)
  • MYHR-SEC-2 Access controls and user account management

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.6.2 User access management
  • NIST-CSF-PR.AA-01 Identities and credentials for authorized users, services, and hardware are managed by the organization

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC6.2 CC6.2 Registering and authorising users before issuing credentials

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