PCI DSS 4.0
Req 7: Restrict Access by Need to Know

PCI DSS 4.0 7.2.3: 7.2.3 Privileges approved by authorized personnel

Every privilege a user needs must be approved by personnel authorized to do so. The testing procedures check that documented approval exists for assigned privileges, that it came from authorized personnel, and that the privileges are consistent with the roles the individual holds. The guidance explains that documented approval (in writing or electronically) shows management knows who holds which access and that the access is necessary for the job. Customized approach objective: no user can receive access privileges without appropriate, documented authorization.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 29 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.

FedRAMP High · 3 controls

  • AC-2 Account Management
  • AC-6(1) Authorize Access to Security Functions
  • CM-5 Access Restrictions for Change

FedRAMP Moderate · 3 controls

  • AC-2 Account Management
  • AC-6(1) Authorize Access to Security Functions
  • CM-5 Access Restrictions for Change
  • PA-1 Separate and limit highly privileged/administrative users
  • PA-2 Avoid standing access for user accounts and permissions

HIPAA Security Rule · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 2 controls

UK Cyber Essentials · 2 controls

  • CE-AC.1 User Account Approval Process
  • CE-AC.4 Privileged Account Approval and Tracking
  • E8-ADMIN-ML1 Restrict Administrative Privileges (ML1)
  • ANSSI-HYG-29 Limit Administration Rights on Workstations to Operational Need
  • ASD37-18 Restrict administrative privileges (Essential)

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

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

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

  • CIS-6.1 Establish an Access Granting Process

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.6.2 User access management
  • 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

SOC 2 · 1 control

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

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 Req 7: Restrict Access by Need to Know

You are reading one control. How much of PCI DSS 4.0 have you already done?

PCI DSS 4.0 7.2.3 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of PCI DSS 4.0 your existing evidence covers. Hold ISO 27001:2022 and 139 of 280 PCI DSS 4.0 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. 415 were rejected on the ISO 27001:2022 pair alone.

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The graph holds this control, the 29 it maps to, and the evidence behind each claim, over MCP and REST.