Canada ITSP.10.033 Security and Privacy Controls and Assurance Activities Catalogue IA-01: IA-01 Identification and authentication policy and procedures

The organisation develops, documents and disseminates to defined personnel or roles a identification and authentication policy at the selected organisation, business process and, or, system level that addresses purpose, scope, roles, responsibilities, management commitment, coordination among organisational entities and compliance and is consistent with applicable laws, Orders in Council, jurisprudence, directives, regulations, policies, standards and guidelines, together with procedures to implement the policy and the associated identification and authentication controls; designates an official to manage the policy and procedures; and reviews and updates the policy and the procedures at a set frequency and after defined events. The GC discussion notes that work names and contact details are personal information under the Privacy Act, so using email addresses as credentials is a collection of personal information. No enhancements.