FedRAMP Moderate
IA - Identification and Authentication

FedRAMP Moderate 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

What else in your programme already covers this

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

Other controls in IA - Identification and Authentication

You are reading one control. How much of FedRAMP Moderate have you already done?

FedRAMP Moderate IA-8(2) 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.

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