FedRAMP Moderate
AC - Access Control

FedRAMP Moderate AC-2(9): Restrictions on Use of Shared and Group Accounts

Only permit shared/group accounts when meeting FedRAMP-defined conditions; document and approve.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 18 controls across 15 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

SOC 2 · 3 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

CIS Controls v8 · 2 controls

  • CIS-5.2 Use Unique Passwords
  • CIS-5.5 Establish and Maintain an Inventory of Service Accounts
  • E8-ADMIN-ML2 Restrict Administrative Privileges (ML2)
  • ASD37-21 Disable local administrator accounts (Excellent)
  • SEC01-BP02 Secure account root user and properties

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27002:2022 · 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

PCI DSS 4.0 · 1 control

  • 8.2.2 8.2.2 Shared and generic IDs only by exception

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-AC.2 Authenticate Users Before Granting Access

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 Moderate have you already done?

FedRAMP Moderate AC-2(9) is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of FedRAMP Moderate your existing evidence covers. Hold ISO 27002:2022 and 182 of 323 FedRAMP Moderate 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. 348 were rejected on the ISO 27002:2022 pair alone.

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