CIS Controls v8
CIS Control 12: Network Infrastructure Management

CIS Controls v8 CIS-12.5: Centralize Network Authentication, Authorization, and Auditing (AAA)

Bring network authentication, authorisation and auditing (AAA) into a central service.

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This control maps to 44 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 SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 8 controls

ISO 27001:2022 · 7 controls

  • 5.16 Identity management
  • 5.18 Access rights
  • 8.15 Logging
  • 8.2 Privileged access rights
  • 8.20 Networks security
  • 8.21 Security of network services
  • 8.5 Secure authentication
  • NIST-CSF-DE.CM-01 Networks and network services are monitored to find potentially adverse events
  • 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
  • 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-CSF-PR.IR-01 Networks and environments are protected from unauthorized logical access and usage
  • NIST-CSF-PR.PS-04 Log records are generated and made available for continuous monitoring

ISO 27002:2022 · 5 controls

  • 5.16 Identity management
  • 5.18 Access rights
  • 8.15 Logging
  • 8.21 Security of network services
  • 8.5 Secure authentication

FedRAMP High · 4 controls

  • AC-17(1) Monitoring and Control
  • AC-18 Wireless Access
  • AC-2(1) Automated System Account Management
  • IA-3 Device Identification and Authentication

FedRAMP Moderate · 4 controls

  • AC-17(1) Monitoring and Control
  • AC-18 Wireless Access
  • AC-2(1) Automated System Account Management
  • IA-3 Device Identification and Authentication

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • SOC2-CC6.1 CC6.1 Logical access security over protected information assets
  • 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
  • SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities
  • SEC02-BP04 Rely on a centralized identity provider
  • SEC04-BP01 Configure service and application logging
  • ISM-1454 Encapsulating RADIUS communications with IPsec or TLS
  • IM-1 Use centralized identity and authentication system

CMMC 2.0 · 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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