NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
AC - Access Control

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 NIST800-AC-5: AC-5 Separation of Duties

a. Identify and document [Assignment: organization-defined duties of individuals requiring separation]; and b. Define system access authorizations to support separation of duties.

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This control maps to 40 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 · 8 controls

  • 10.1.2 10.1.2 Roles for logging and monitoring assigned and understood
  • 3.7.6 3.7.6 Split knowledge and dual control for manual key operations
  • 7.2.2 7.2.2 User access assigned by job function and least privilege
  • 8.2.4 8.2.4 User ID lifecycle changes authorized
  • 6.5.4 6.5.4 Separate roles between production and pre-production
  • 7.2.4 7.2.4 User accounts and privileges reviewed every six months
  • 7.2.5 7.2.5 Application and system accounts least privilege
  • 8.6.1 8.6.1 Interactive use of system accounts controlled

ISO 27002:2022 · 3 controls

  • 5.18 Access rights
  • 5.3 Segregation of duties
  • 8.4 Access to source code

SOC 2 · 3 controls

  • SOC2-CC1.5 CC1.5 Accountability for internal control responsibilities (COSO principle 5)
  • SOC2-CC5.1 CC5.1 Selecting control activities that mitigate risk (COSO principle 10)
  • SOC2-CC6.3 CC6.3 Role-based access, least privilege and segregation of duties
  • ASBv3-GS-2 Define and implement enterprise segmentation/separation of duties strategy
  • PA-1 Separate and limit highly privileged/administrative users

CIS Controls v8 · 2 controls

  • CIS-5.4 Restrict Administrator Privileges to Dedicated Administrator Accounts
  • CIS-6.8 Define and Maintain Role-Based Access Control

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.3 Segregation of duties
  • 8.2 Privileged access rights
  • E8-ADMIN-ML1 Restrict Administrative Privileges (ML1)
  • ANSSI-HYG-08 Identify Each Person by Name and Separate User and Administrator Roles

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

EU AI Act · 1 control

FedRAMP High · 1 control

  • AC-5 Separation of Duties

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

  • AC-5 Separation of Duties

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.3.1 Internal 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

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.1.1e Dual Authorization for Sensitive System Operations
  • AC-5 AC-5 Separation of Duties
  • AC-5 AC-5 Separation of Duties

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-AC.5 Separate Admin Accounts for Administrative Activities

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