FedRAMP Moderate
AC - Access Control

FedRAMP Moderate AC-3: Access Enforcement

Enforce approved authorizations for logical access in accordance with policy.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 82 controls across 38 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

  • 3.5.1.2 3.5.1.2 Disk or partition encryption only on removable media
  • 3.6.1.3 3.6.1.3 Cleartext key component access limited to minimum custodians
  • 7.2.1 7.2.1 Access control model defined
  • 7.3.2 7.3.2 Access control system enforces role-based permissions
  • 3.4.1 3.4.1 PAN masked on display except for authorized roles
  • 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
  • 7.3.1 7.3.1 Need-to-know access control system covers all components

SOC 2 · 6 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
  • SOC2-CC6.6 CC6.6 Protection against threats from outside the system boundary
  • SOC2-CC6.7 CC6.7 Restricting and protecting information in transmission, movement and removal
  • SOC2-P5.1 P5.1 Data subject access

ISO 27701:2019 · 5 controls

  • 6.6.1 Business requirements of access control
  • 6.6.4 System and application access control
  • 7.3.6 Access, correction and/or erasure
  • 7.4.9 PII transmission controls
  • 8.4.3 PII transmission controls

C5 (Germany) · 4 controls

CIS Controls v8 · 4 controls

  • CIS-13.9 Deploy Port-Level Access Control
  • CIS-3.3 Configure Data Access Control Lists
  • CIS-6.7 Centralize Access Control
  • CIS-6.8 Define and Maintain Role-Based Access Control

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar · 3 controls

Australia My Health Records Act 2012 · 3 controls

  • MYHR-CUD-2 Prohibition on unauthorised collection, use and disclosure
  • MYHR-ENF-3 Criminal offences and sanctions
  • MYHR-SEC-2 Access controls and user account management

Azure Security Benchmark · 3 controls

  • ASBv3-DP-8 Ensure security of key and certificate repository
  • ASBv3-PA-7 Follow just enough administration (least privilege) principle
  • IM-7 Restrict resource access based on conditions

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 · 3 controls

UK Cyber Essentials · 3 controls

  • CE-AC.2 Authenticate Users Before Granting Access
  • CE-AC.4 Privileged Account Approval and Tracking
  • CE-SC.4 Authenticate Users Before Access

APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) System · 2 controls

  • CBPR-06 Security Safeguards
  • CBPR-PR-27 Physical, technical and administrative safeguards

APPI · 2 controls

  • APPI-A23 Security Control Measures
  • APPI-A46 Security and Proper Handling of Anonymized Personal Information

Australia Consumer Data Right - Banking (CDR) · 2 controls

  • AUCDR-IS-1 Limit risk of unauthorised access to the CDR data environment
  • AUCDR-PS-12 Privacy Safeguard 12 - Security of CDR data and destruction or de-identification of redundant CDR data

CMMC 2.0 · 2 controls

HIPAA Security Rule · 2 controls

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.15 Access control
  • 8.3 Information access restriction

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.15 Access control
  • 8.3 Information access restriction

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 2 controls

ACSC Essential Eight · 1 control

  • E8-BACKUP-ML3 Regular Backups (ML3)

ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0) · 1 control

  • ANSSI-HYG-09 Assign the Correct Rights on Sensitive Resources

ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents · 1 control

  • ASD37-18 Restrict administrative privileges (Essential)

Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) · 1 control

  • APP-11 APP 11 - Security of personal information

CFTC System Safeguards (17 CFR 37, 38, 39, 49) · 1 control

DORA · 1 control

Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR) · 1 control

  • FDBR-SensitiveData-Children-VoiceFacial Sensitive Data, Children's Privacy and Voice/Facial Recognition (Fla. Stat. 501.711, 501.1735)

GDPR · 1 control

  • GDPR-Art.29 Processing under the authority of the controller or processor

GLI-33 - Gaming Laboratories International Event Wagering Systems · 1 control

  • GLI33-PAM-KYC-AML-Payments GLI-33 Player Account Management, KYC, AML, Payment Processing and Account Lifecycle

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 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

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 HIGH · 1 control

  • AC-3 AC-3 Access Enforcement

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 LOW · 1 control

  • AC-3 AC-3 Access Enforcement

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE · 1 control

  • AC-3 AC-3 Access Enforcement

UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code) · 1 control

  • Standard 3 Age Appropriate Application

UK Data Protection Act 2018 · 1 control

  • UK-DPA18-GEN-03 Age of Consent for ISS

UK Online Safety Act 2023 · 1 control

  • UKOSA-OFF-05 Age Verification Requirements

UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021) · 1 control

  • UNICEFAI-4 Transparency, Explanation, Adult Capacity

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-3 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.

If you hold ISO 27002:202256.3% covered · 141 gapsIf you hold PCI DSS 4.051.1% covered · 158 gapsIf you hold ISO 27001:202249.8% covered · 162 gapsIf you hold NIST SP 800-171 Rev 345.5% covered · 176 gapsIf you hold C5 (Germany)37.2% covered · 203 gapsIf you hold CMMC 2.035% covered · 210 gaps

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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