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

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 03.01.06: Least Privilege - Privileged Accounts

Restrict privileged accounts to designated personnel; require non-privileged accounts for non-security functions.

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 22 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

FedRAMP High · 5 controls

  • AC-2(7) Privileged User Accounts
  • AC-6(1) Authorize Access to Security Functions
  • AC-6(2) Non-Privileged Access for Nonsecurity Functions
  • AC-6(5) Privileged Accounts
  • SC-2 Separation of System and User Functionality

FedRAMP Moderate · 5 controls

  • AC-2(7) Privileged User Accounts
  • AC-6(1) Authorize Access to Security Functions
  • AC-6(2) Non-Privileged Access for Nonsecurity Functions
  • AC-6(5) Privileged Accounts
  • SC-2 Separation of System and User Functionality
  • ANSSI-HYG-05 Maintain an Exhaustive Inventory of Privileged Accounts
  • ANSSI-HYG-08 Identify Each Person by Name and Separate User and Administrator Roles
  • ANSSI-HYG-29 Limit Administration Rights on Workstations to Operational Need
  • ASBv3-IM-2 Protect identity and authentication systems
  • PA-1 Separate and limit highly privileged/administrative users
  • PA-2 Avoid standing access for user accounts and permissions

CMMC 2.0 · 3 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

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

UK Cyber Essentials · 2 controls

  • CE-AC.4 Privileged Account Approval and Tracking
  • CE-AC.5 Separate Admin Accounts for Administrative Activities
  • E8-ADMIN-ML1 Restrict Administrative Privileges (ML1)
  • ASD37-18 Restrict administrative privileges (Essential)
  • AUCDR-IS-1 Limit risk of unauthorised access to the CDR data environment

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.2 Privileged access rights

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.2 Privileged access rights
  • 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

PCI DSS 4.0 · 1 control

  • 7.2.3 7.2.3 Privileges approved by authorized personnel

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC6.3 CC6.3 Role-based access, least privilege and segregation of duties

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 03.01 AC (Access Control)

You are reading one control. How much of NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 have you already done?

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 03.01.06 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 your existing evidence covers. Hold PCI DSS 4.0 and 69 of 97 NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 controls already carry evidence.

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