NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3
03.01 AC (Access Control)

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 03.01.01: Account Management

Define, establish, modify, disable, and remove account types; assign managers; specify membership conditions; authorize access; monitor account use; notify managers on triggering events; require re-authorization at defined frequencies.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 79 controls across 24 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 · 7 controls

  • 6.5.6 6.5.6 Remove test data and accounts before production
  • 7.2.3 7.2.3 Privileges approved by authorized personnel
  • 8.2.4 8.2.4 User ID lifecycle changes authorized
  • 8.2.5 8.2.5 Terminated users' access revoked immediately
  • 8.2.6 8.2.6 Inactive accounts removed within 90 days
  • 7.2.4 7.2.4 User accounts and privileges reviewed every six months
  • 8.6.1 8.6.1 Interactive use of system accounts controlled

CIS Controls v8 · 6 controls

  • CIS-4.7 Manage Default Accounts on Enterprise Assets and Software
  • CIS-5.1 Establish and Maintain an Inventory of Accounts
  • CIS-5.3 Disable Dormant Accounts
  • CIS-5.5 Establish and Maintain an Inventory of Service Accounts
  • CIS-6.1 Establish an Access Granting Process
  • CIS-6.2 Establish an Access Revoking Process

FedRAMP High · 6 controls

  • AC-2 Account Management
  • AC-2(12) Account Monitoring for Atypical Usage
  • AC-2(13) Disable Accounts for High-Risk Individuals
  • AC-2(2) Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
  • AC-2(3) Disable Accounts
  • AC-2(4) Automated Audit Actions

FedRAMP Moderate · 6 controls

  • AC-2 Account Management
  • AC-2(12) Account Monitoring for Atypical Usage
  • AC-2(13) Disable Accounts for High-Risk Individuals
  • AC-2(2) Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
  • AC-2(3) Disable Accounts
  • AC-2(4) Automated Audit Actions

HIPAA Security Rule · 6 controls

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 6 controls

  • ASBv3-LT-2 Enable threat detection for identity and access management
  • ASBv3-PA-4 Review and reconcile user access regularly
  • ASBv3-PA-5 Set up emergency access
  • IM-1 Use centralized identity and authentication system
  • PA-3 Manage lifecycle of identities and entitlements

C5 (Germany) · 5 controls

  • C5-IDM-01 Policy for user accounts and access rights
  • C5-IDM-02 Granting and change of user accounts and access rights
  • C5-IDM-03 Locking and withdrawal of user accounts in the event of inactivity or multiple failed logins
  • C5-IDM-05 Regular review of access rights
  • C5-PSS-08 Roles and Rights Concept
  • ANSSI-HYG-05 Maintain an Exhaustive Inventory of Privileged Accounts
  • ANSSI-HYG-06 Organise Joiner, Leaver and Role Change Procedures
  • ANSSI-HYG-08 Identify Each Person by Name and Separate User and Administrator Roles

ISO 27001:2022 · 3 controls

  • 5.16 Identity management
  • 5.18 Access rights
  • 8.3 Information access restriction
  • NIST-CSF-DE.CM-03 Personnel activity and technology usage are monitored to find potentially adverse events
  • NIST-CSF-PR.AA-01 Identities and credentials for authorized users, services, and hardware are managed by the organization
  • 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

UK Cyber Essentials · 3 controls

  • CE-AC.1 User Account Approval Process
  • CE-AC.3 Remove or Disable Accounts When No Longer Required
  • CE-AC.4 Privileged Account Approval and Tracking

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.16 Identity management
  • 5.18 Access rights

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-CC6.1 CC6.1 Logical access security over protected information assets
  • SOC2-CC6.2 CC6.2 Registering and authorising users before issuing credentials
  • E8-ADMIN-ML2 Restrict Administrative Privileges (ML2)
  • AUCDR-IS-1 Limit risk of unauthorised access to the CDR data environment

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.6.2 User access management

NIS2 Directive · 1 control

  • Art.21.2.i Human resources security, access control policies and asset management

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.

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