New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM)

Chapter 16: Authentication and Access Controls – New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM)

New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM) 16.3.6.C.01: No foreign national privileged access to NZEO systems

What does 16.3.6.C.01 require?

Agencies must not give foreign nationals, seconded foreign nationals included, privileged access to any system that processes, stores or communicates NZEO information.

Maintained by Gerard BlokdykVerified against the published standard 31 May 2026Control text last updated 21 May 2026

Other controls in Chapter 16: Authentication and Access Controls – New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM)

16.1.24.C.01 16.1.24.C.01 Identity, authentication and authorisation policies communicated to users
16.1.25.C.01 16.1.25.C.01 Zero Trust design for stronger identity management
16.1.26.C.01 16.1.26.C.01 Unique user identity with authentication at every access
16.1.27.C.02 16.1.27.C.02 No shared credentials for privileged or administrator accounts
16.1.27.C.03 16.1.27.C.03 Avoid shared credentials for any account
16.1.28.C.01 16.1.28.C.01 Independent user identification when shared accounts are allowed
16.1.29.C.02 16.1.29.C.02 Use MFA to identify and authenticate users
16.1.30.C.01 16.1.30.C.01 Risk assessment of centralised access management and SSO

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