NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1
C-SCRM Family: Identification and Authentication

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 161R1-IA-5: Authenticator Management

Manages authenticators issued to or by suppliers, including default credentials shipped with delivered components.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 41 controls across 21 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

UK Cyber Essentials · 6 controls

  • CE-AC.8 Passwordless Authentication
  • CE-FW.2 Change Default Firewall Passwords
  • CE-SC.2 Change Default Passwords on Devices and Software
  • CE-SC.5 Password-Based Authentication Quality
  • CE-SC.8 Process for Compromised Passwords
  • CE-SC.9 Device Unlocking Credentials and Brute-Force Protection
  • ANSSI-HYG-10 Define and Verify Password Selection and Sizing Rules
  • ANSSI-HYG-11 Protect Passwords Stored on Systems
  • ANSSI-HYG-12 Change Default Authentication Elements on Equipment and Services
  • ASBv3-IM-2 Protect identity and authentication systems
  • ASBv3-IM-8 Restrict the exposure of credential and secrets
  • IM-6 Use strong authentication controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

  • 2.2.2 2.2.2 Vendor default accounts managed
  • 2.3.1 2.3.1 Wireless vendor defaults changed or confirmed secure
  • 8.3.6 8.3.6 Password minimum length 12 and complexity

FedRAMP High · 2 controls

  • IA-5 Authenticator Management
  • IA-5(7) Authenticator Management | No Embedded Unencrypted Static Authenticators (IA-5(7))

FedRAMP Moderate · 2 controls

  • IA-5 Authenticator Management
  • IA-5(7) Authenticator Management | No Embedded Unencrypted Static Authenticators (IA-5(7))

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 2 controls

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-IDM-08 Confidentiality of authentication information

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

  • CIS-4.7 Manage Default Accounts on Enterprise Assets and Software

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.5 Secure authentication

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.5 Secure authentication

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.6.3 User responsibilities

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-218 · 1 control

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 C-SCRM Family: Identification and Authentication

You are reading one control. How much of NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 have you already done?

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 161R1-IA-5 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 your existing evidence covers. Hold C5 (Germany) and 94 of 191 NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 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. 0 were rejected on the C5 (Germany) pair alone.

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