FedRAMP High
AC - Access Control

FedRAMP High AC-6(1): Authorize Access to Security Functions

Authorize access for FedRAMP-defined personnel to security functions and security-relevant information.

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

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This control maps to 31 controls across 14 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 · 4 controls

  • CIS-5.4 Restrict Administrator Privileges to Dedicated Administrator Accounts
  • CIS-6.1 Establish an Access Granting Process
  • CIS-6.7 Centralize Access Control
  • CIS-6.8 Define and Maintain Role-Based Access Control

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 4 controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 4 controls

  • 7.2.3 Required privileges are approved by authorized personnel
  • 7.2.4 All user accounts and related access privileges, including third-party/vendor accounts, are reviewed as follows: • At least once every six months. • To ensure user accounts and access remain appropriate based on job function.
  • 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
  • 7.3.1 An access control system(s) is in place that restricts access based on a user's need to know and covers all system components

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • SOC2-CC5.1 COSO principle 10: Selects and develops control activities to mitigate risks
  • SOC2-CC6.2 Prior to granting access, registration and authorization processes are established
  • SOC2-CC6.3 Role-based access and least privilege are enforced
  • SOC2-CC6.4 Restricts physical access to facilities and protected information assets (for example, data center facilities, back-up media storage, and other sensitive locations) to authorized personnel to meet the entity's objectives
  • ASBv3-AM-4 Limit access to asset management
  • ASBv3-PA-7 Follow just enough administration (least privilege) principle

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.2 Privileged access rights

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.2 Privileged access rights
  • 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

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.13.2e Introduce Unpredictability into System Operations

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-6(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.

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