NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 HIGH
IA: Identification and Authentication – NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5.1 HIGH

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 HIGH IA-5(2): IA-5(2) Authenticator Management | Public Key-based Authentication

(a) For public key-based authentication: (1) Enforce authorized access to the corresponding private key; and (2) Map the authenticated identity to the account of the individual or group; and (b) When public key infrastructure (PKI) is used: (1) Validate certificates by constructing and verifying a certification path to an accepted trust anchor, including checking certificate status information; and (2) Implement a local cache of revocation data to support path discovery and validation.

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  • NIST800-IA-5(2) IA-5(2) Authenticator Management | Public Key-based Authentication

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