FedRAMP High
AC - Access Control

FedRAMP High AC-2(1): Automated System Account Management

Support account management via automated mechanisms; required at HIGH baseline.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 20 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.

ISO 27001:2022 · 4 controls

  • 5.16 Identity management
  • 8.2 Privileged access rights
  • 8.32 Change management
  • 8.5 Secure authentication

CIS Controls v8 · 3 controls

  • CIS-12.5 Centralize Network Authentication, Authorization, and Auditing (AAA)
  • CIS-5.6 Centralize Account Management
  • CIS-6.7 Centralize Access Control

SOC 2 · 3 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
  • SOC2-CC6.6 CC6.6 Protection against threats from outside the system boundary
  • IM-3 Manage application identities securely and automatically
  • PA-3 Manage lifecycle of identities and entitlements

PCI DSS 4.0 · 2 controls

  • 8.2.4 8.2.4 User ID lifecycle changes authorized
  • 7.2.4 7.2.4 User accounts and privileges reviewed every six months
  • SEC02-BP04 Rely on a centralized identity provider

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • AC-2(1) AC-2(1) Account Management | Automated System Account Management
  • AC-2(1) AC-2(1) Account Management | Automated System Account Management

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-2(1) 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.

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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