NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3
03.05 IA (Identification and Authentication)

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 03.05.05: Identifier Management

Manage system identifiers by receiving authorization, selecting an identifier, assigning to intended individual/group/role/device, and preventing reuse for a defined period.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 31 controls across 20 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

CIS Controls v8 · 3 controls

  • CIS-5.1 Establish and Maintain an Inventory of Accounts
  • CIS-5.5 Establish and Maintain an Inventory of Service Accounts
  • CIS-6.1 Establish an Access Granting Process

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

  • 8.2.2 8.2.2 Shared and generic IDs only by exception
  • 8.2.4 8.2.4 User ID lifecycle changes authorized
  • 8.3.11 8.3.11 Tokens, smart cards and certificates individually assigned
  • IM-3 Manage application identities securely and automatically
  • PA-3 Manage lifecycle of identities and entitlements

CMMC 2.0 · 2 controls

FedRAMP High · 2 controls

  • IA-4 Identifier Management
  • IA-4(4) Identifier Management | Identify User Status (IA-4(4))

FedRAMP Moderate · 2 controls

  • IA-4 Identifier Management
  • IA-4(4) Identifier Management | Identify User Status (IA-4(4))
  • NIST-CSF-PR.AA-01 Identities and credentials for authorized users, services, and hardware are managed by the organization
  • NIST-CSF-PR.AA-02 Identities are proofed and bound to credentials based on the context of interactions
  • ANSSI-HYG-05 Maintain an Exhaustive Inventory of Privileged Accounts

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-IDM-02 Granting and change of user accounts and access rights

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.16 Identity management

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.16 Identity management

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.6.2 User access management

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC6.2 CC6.2 Registering and authorising users before issuing credentials

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-AC.1 User Account Approval Process

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 03.05 IA (Identification and Authentication)

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

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 03.05.05 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.

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 PCI DSS 4.0 pair alone.

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