FedRAMP High
AC - Access Control

FedRAMP High AC-17(4): Privileged Commands and Access

Authorize execution of privileged commands and access to security-relevant information via remote access only for defined needs.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 18 controls across 12 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

ISO 27002:2022 · 4 controls

  • 6.7 Remote working
  • 8.18 Use of privileged utility programs
  • 8.2 Privileged access rights
  • 8.5 Secure authentication

Azure Security Benchmark · 2 controls

  • ASBv3-PA-6 Use privileged access workstations
  • PA-2 Avoid standing access for user accounts and permissions

CIS Controls v8 · 2 controls

  • CIS-12.8 Establish and Maintain Dedicated Computing Resources for All Administrative Work
  • CIS-6.5 Require MFA for Administrative Access

PCI DSS 4.0 · 2 controls

  • 8.4.1 MFA is implemented for all non-console access into the CDE for personnel with administrative access
  • 7.2.5 All application and system accounts and related access privileges are assigned and managed as follows: • Based on the least privileges necessary for the operability of the system or application. • Access is limited

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar · 1 control

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 1 control

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-FW.3 Block Unauthenticated Inbound Connections

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 AC - Access Control

You are reading one control. How much of FedRAMP High have you already done?

FedRAMP High AC-17(4) is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of FedRAMP High your existing evidence covers. Hold C5 (Germany) and 119 of 410 FedRAMP High controls already carry evidence.

If you hold C5 (Germany)29% covered · 291 gaps

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. 6 were rejected on the C5 (Germany) pair alone.

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The graph holds this control, the 18 it maps to, and the evidence behind each claim, over MCP and REST.

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