CMMC 2.0
Identification and Authentication

CMMC 2.0 IA.L2-3.5.3: Multifactor Authentication

Require more than one authentication factor for privileged account access both locally and across the network, and for non privileged account access across the network.

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This control maps to 40 controls across 24 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

PCI DSS 4.0 · 4 controls

  • 8.4.1 8.4.1 MFA for non-console administrative CDE access
  • 8.4.2 8.4.2 MFA for all non-console CDE access
  • 8.4.3 8.4.3 MFA for remote access that could reach CDE
  • 8.5.1 8.5.1 MFA system resistant to replay and bypass

CIS Controls v8 · 3 controls

  • CIS-6.3 Require MFA for Externally-Exposed Applications
  • CIS-6.4 Require MFA for Remote Network Access
  • CIS-6.5 Require MFA for Administrative Access

ACSC Essential Eight · 2 controls

  • E8-MFA-ML2 Multi-Factor Authentication - Maturity Level 2
  • E8-MFA-ML3 Multi-Factor Authentication - Maturity Level 3
  • ASBv3-IM-2 Protect identity and authentication systems
  • IM-6 Use strong authentication controls

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

FedRAMP High · 2 controls

  • IA-2(1) MFA to Privileged Accounts
  • IA-2(2) MFA to Non-Privileged Accounts

FedRAMP Moderate · 2 controls

  • IA-2(1) MFA to Privileged Accounts
  • IA-2(2) MFA to Non-Privileged Accounts

HIPAA Security Rule · 2 controls

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.2 Privileged access rights
  • 8.5 Secure authentication

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

  • NIST800-IA-2 IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)
  • SP800-53-IA Identification and Authentication Family

SOC 2 · 2 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

UK Cyber Essentials · 2 controls

  • CE-AC.7 MFA for Administrative Accounts
  • CE-SC.6 Multi-Factor Authentication for Cloud Services
  • ASD37-20 Multi-factor authentication (Essential)
  • AUCDR-IS-1 Limit risk of unauthorised access to the CDR data environment

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.5 Secure authentication

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.6.2 User access management

NIS2 Directive · 1 control

  • Art.21.2.j Multi-factor or continuous authentication, secured communications and secured emergency communications

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.5.3e Prohibit Connection of Unknown or Unverified System Components
  • 164.312(d) Person or Entity Authentication (Standard)

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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