FedRAMP High
AC - Access Control

FedRAMP High AC-2(7): Privileged User Accounts

Establish and administer privileged accounts per role-based scheme; monitor role assignments; revoke when no longer needed.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 38 controls across 16 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

CIS Controls v8 · 6 controls

  • CIS-5.1 Establish and Maintain an Inventory of Accounts
  • CIS-5.4 Restrict Administrator Privileges to Dedicated Administrator Accounts
  • CIS-6.1 Establish an Access Granting Process
  • CIS-6.2 Establish an Access Revoking Process
  • CIS-6.5 Require MFA for Administrative Access
  • CIS-6.8 Define and Maintain Role-Based Access Control

PCI DSS 4.0 · 5 controls

  • 8.2.4 8.2.4 User ID lifecycle changes authorized
  • 8.2.5 8.2.5 Terminated users' access revoked immediately
  • 7.2.4 7.2.4 User accounts and privileges reviewed every six months
  • 7.2.5 7.2.5 Application and system accounts least privilege
  • 8.6.1 8.6.1 Interactive use of system accounts controlled

ISO 27001:2022 · 4 controls

  • 5.18 Access rights
  • 6.5 Responsibilities after termination or change of employment
  • 8.16 Monitoring activities
  • 8.2 Privileged access rights

ISO 27002:2022 · 4 controls

  • 5.16 Identity management
  • 5.18 Access rights
  • 8.16 Monitoring activities
  • 8.2 Privileged access rights

SOC 2 · 4 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
  • SOC2-CC6.3 CC6.3 Role-based access, least privilege and segregation of duties
  • SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities

ACSC Essential Eight · 2 controls

  • E8-ADMIN-ML1 Restrict Administrative Privileges (ML1)
  • E8-ADMIN-ML3 Restrict Administrative Privileges (ML3)
  • ASBv3-PA-4 Review and reconcile user access regularly
  • PA-1 Separate and limit highly privileged/administrative users
  • ANSSI-HYG-05 Maintain an Exhaustive Inventory of Privileged Accounts

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

  • 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
  • 03.01.06 Least Privilege - Privileged Accounts

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-AC.4 Privileged Account Approval and Tracking

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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FedRAMP High AC-2(7) 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.

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