FedRAMP High
IA - Identification and Authentication

FedRAMP High IA-8(2): Identification and Authentication (non-organizational Users) | Acceptance of External Authenticators. (a) Accept only external authenticators that are NIST-compliant; and (b) Document and maintain a list of accepted external authenticators

Identification and Authentication (non-organizational Users) | Acceptance of External Authenticators. (a) Accept only external authenticators that are NIST-compliant; and (b) Document and maintain a list of accepted external authenticators

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This control maps to 10 controls across 5 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 27002:2022 · 4 controls

  • 5.16 Identity management
  • 5.19 Information security in supplier relationships
  • 5.31 Legal, statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements
  • 8.5 Secure authentication

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.16 Identity management
  • 8.5 Secure authentication

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-CC6.1 Implements logical access security software, infrastructure and architectures over protected information assets
  • SOC2-CC6.2 Prior to granting access, registration and authorization processes are established

ACSC Essential Eight · 1 control

  • E8-MFA-ML1 Multi-Factor Authentication - Maturity Level 1

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 1 control

  • NIST800-IA-8 Identification and authentication of non-organizational users

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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