Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1
IAM - Identity & Access Management

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 CCM-IAM-04: Separation of Duties

Split duties across separate identities so no single person can both perform and approve a sensitive action.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 22 controls across 19 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

  • ASBv3-GS-2 Define and implement enterprise segmentation/separation of duties strategy
  • PA-1 Separate and limit highly privileged/administrative users

PCI DSS 4.0 · 2 controls

  • 3.7.6 3.7.6 Split knowledge and dual control for manual key operations
  • 6.5.4 6.5.4 Separate roles between production and pre-production

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-CC3.3 CC3.3 Considering fraud risk (COSO principle 8)
  • SOC2-CC6.3 CC6.3 Role-based access, least privilege and segregation of duties
  • E8-ADMIN-ML1 Restrict Administrative Privileges (ML1)
  • ANSSI-HYG-08 Identify Each Person by Name and Separate User and Administrator Roles

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

FedRAMP High · 1 control

  • AC-5 Separation of Duties

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

  • AC-5 Separation of Duties

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.3 Segregation of duties

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.3 Segregation of duties
  • 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 SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.1.1e Dual Authorization for Sensitive System Operations

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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