FedRAMP High
AC - Access Control

FedRAMP High AC-5: Separation of Duties

Identify and document duties requiring separation; define access authorizations to support.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 32 controls across 21 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 · 8 controls

  • 10.1.2 10.1.2 Roles for logging and monitoring assigned and understood
  • 3.7.6 3.7.6 Split knowledge and dual control for manual key operations
  • 7.2.2 7.2.2 User access assigned by job function and least privilege
  • 6.5.4 6.5.4 Separate roles between production and pre-production
  • 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
  • 7.2.6 7.2.6 Query access to stored cardholder data restricted
  • 8.6.1 8.6.1 Interactive use of system accounts controlled
  • ASBv3-GS-2 Define and implement enterprise segmentation/separation of duties strategy
  • PA-1 Separate and limit highly privileged/administrative users

CIS Controls v8 · 2 controls

  • CIS-5.4 Restrict Administrator Privileges to Dedicated Administrator Accounts
  • CIS-6.8 Define and Maintain Role-Based Access Control
  • E8-BACKUP-ML2 Regular Backups (ML2)
  • ANSSI-HYG-08 Identify Each Person by Name and Separate User and Administrator Roles

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.3 Segregation of duties

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.3 Segregation of duties
  • 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

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.1.1e Dual Authorization for Sensitive System Operations
  • AC-5 AC-5 Separation of Duties
  • AC-5 AC-5 Separation of Duties

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC6.3 CC6.3 Role-based access, least privilege and segregation of duties

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-AC.5 Separate Admin Accounts for Administrative Activities

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-5 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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