FedRAMP High
CM - Configuration Management

FedRAMP High CM-5: Access Restrictions for Change

Define, document, approve, enforce physical and logical access restrictions for changes.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 46 controls across 19 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-4.6 Securely Manage Enterprise Assets and Software
  • 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-6.7 Centralize Access Control
  • CIS-6.8 Define and Maintain Role-Based Access Control

ISO 27001:2022 · 6 controls

  • 5.3 Segregation of duties
  • 8.19 Installation of software on operational systems
  • 8.2 Privileged access rights
  • 8.3 Information access restriction
  • 8.32 Change management
  • 8.4 Access to source code

PCI DSS 4.0 · 5 controls

  • 1.2.2 Changes to NSC reviewed and approved
  • 1.2.8 Configuration files secured and synchronised
  • 7.2.3 Required privileges are approved by authorized personnel
  • 8.4.1 MFA is implemented for all non-console access into the CDE for personnel with administrative access
  • 6.5.1 Changes to all system components in the production environment are made according to established procedures that include: • Reason for, and description of, the change. • Documentation of security impact. • Documented change approval
  • NIST-CSF-ID.RA-07 Changes and exceptions are managed, assessed for risk impact, recorded, and tracked
  • 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-CSF-PR.AA-06 Physical access to assets is managed, monitored, and enforced commensurate with risk
  • NIST-CSF-PR.PS-01 Configuration management practices are established and applied

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • SOC2-CC5.3 COSO principle 12: Deploys control activities through policies and procedures
  • 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-CC8.1 Change management processes are in place

C5 (Germany) · 3 controls

  • C5-DEV-07 Logging of changes
  • C5-DEV-09 Approvals for provision in the production environment
  • C5-OPS-16 Logging and Monitoring - Configuration

ISO 27002:2022 · 3 controls

  • 8.19 Installation of software on operational systems
  • 8.32 Change management
  • 8.4 Access to source code
  • SEC06-BP03 Reduce manual management and interactive access
  • SEC11-BP06 Deploy software programmatically

ISO 27701:2019 · 2 controls

  • 6.6.4 System and application access control
  • 6.9.5 Control of operational software
  • E8-MACRO-ML3 Configure Microsoft Office Macro Settings (ML3)

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

NIST SP 800-218 · 1 control

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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