CMMC 2.0
Identification and Authentication

CMMC 2.0 IA.L2-3.5.9: Temporary Passwords

Permit a temporary password for logon only where it must be changed to a permanent password immediately on use.

Maintained by Gerard BlokdykVerified against the published standard Control text last updated

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 17 controls across 15 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 800-171 Rev 3 · 2 controls

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • 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

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-IDM-08 Confidentiality of authentication information

FedRAMP High · 1 control

  • IA-5(1) Password-Based Authentication

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

  • IA-5(1) Password-Based Authentication

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.17 Authentication information

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.17 Authentication information
  • NIST-CSF-PR.AA-01 Identities and credentials for authorized users, services, and hardware are managed by the organization

PCI DSS 4.0 · 1 control

  • 8.3.5 8.3.5 Initial and reset passwords unique and changed

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-SC.8 Process for Compromised Passwords

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.

Other controls in Identification and Authentication

You are reading one control. How much of CMMC 2.0 have you already done?

CMMC 2.0 IA.L2-3.5.9 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of CMMC 2.0 your existing evidence covers. Hold FedRAMP Moderate and 108 of 110 CMMC 2.0 controls already carry evidence.

Each report names every control your existing framework evidences, every one it does not, the reasoning behind each claim, and the claims that were argued against and rejected. 1 were rejected on the FedRAMP Moderate pair alone.

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