FedRAMP Moderate
SC - System and Communications Protection

FedRAMP Moderate SC-2: Separation of System and User Functionality

Separate user functionality from system management functionality.

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

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This control maps to 21 controls across 13 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 · 4 controls

  • 2.2.3 Primary functions isolated or secured to highest level
  • 6.5.3 Pre-production environments are separated from production environments and the separation is enforced with access controls
  • 7.2.5 All application and system accounts and related access privileges are assigned and managed as follows: • Based on the least privileges necessary for the operability of the system or application. • Access is limited
  • 8.6.1 If accounts used by systems or applications can be used for interactive login, they are managed as follows: • Interactive use is prevented unless needed for an exceptional circumstance. • Interactive use is limited
  • ANSSI-HYG-27 Prohibit Internet Access from Administration Workstations and Servers
  • ANSSI-HYG-28 Use a Dedicated and Partitioned Network for Administration

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

CIS Controls v8 · 2 controls

  • CIS-12.8 Establish and Maintain Dedicated Computing Resources for All Administrative Work
  • CIS-5.4 Restrict Administrator Privileges to Dedicated Administrator Accounts
  • CCM-IAM-09 Segregation of Privileged Access Roles
  • CCM-IVS-05 Production and Non-Production Environments

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.2 Privileged access rights
  • 8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.2 Privileged access rights
  • 03.01.06 Least Privilege - Privileged Accounts

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC6.3 Role-based access and least privilege are enforced

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 SC - System and Communications Protection

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FedRAMP Moderate SC-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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