FedRAMP Moderate
AC - Access Control

FedRAMP Moderate 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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 33 controls across 16 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 7.2.3 Privileges approved by authorized personnel
  • 7.2.4 7.2.4 User accounts and privileges reviewed every six months
  • 7.2.5 7.2.5 Application and system accounts least privilege
  • 7.3.1 7.3.1 Need-to-know access control system covers all components

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • SOC2-CC5.1 CC5.1 Selecting control activities that mitigate risk (COSO principle 10)
  • 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-CC6.4 CC6.4 Restricting physical access to facilities and assets
  • 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
  • AC-6(1) AC-6(1) Least Privilege | Authorize Access to Security Functions
  • AC-6(1) AC-6(1) Least Privilege | Authorize Access to Security Functions

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-6(1) 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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