PCI DSS 4.0
Req 8: Identify and Authenticate Users

PCI DSS 4.0 8.3.1: All user access to system components for users and administrators is authenticated via at least one of the following authentication factors: • Something you know, such as a password or passphrase. • Something you

All user access to system components for users and administrators is authenticated via at least one of the following authentication factors: • Something you know, such as a password or passphrase. • Something you

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 59 controls across 26 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 · 6 controls

  • AC-17 Remote Access
  • IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)
  • IA-3 Device Identification and Authentication
  • IA-5 Authenticator Management
  • IA-8 Identification and Authentication (Non-Organizational Users)
  • MA-4 Nonlocal Maintenance

FedRAMP Moderate · 6 controls

  • AC-17 Remote Access
  • IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)
  • IA-3 Device Identification and Authentication
  • IA-5 Authenticator Management
  • IA-8 Identification and Authentication (Non-Organizational Users)
  • MA-4 Nonlocal Maintenance
  • AC-17 Remote Access
  • IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)
  • IA-3 Device Identification and Authentication
  • IA-5 Authenticator Management
  • IA-8 Identification and Authentication (Non-Organizational Users)
  • MA-4 Nonlocal Maintenance
  • AC-17 Remote Access
  • IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)
  • IA-3 Device Identification and Authentication
  • IA-5 Authenticator Management
  • IA-8 Identification and Authentication (Non-Organizational Users)
  • MA-4 Nonlocal Maintenance
  • AC-17 Remote Access
  • IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)
  • IA-5 Authenticator Management
  • IA-8 Identification and Authentication (Non-Organizational Users)
  • MA-4 Nonlocal Maintenance

CIS Controls v8 · 4 controls

  • CIS-5.2 Use Unique Passwords
  • CIS-6.3 Require MFA for Externally-Exposed Applications
  • CIS-6.4 Require MFA for Remote Network Access
  • CIS-6.5 Require MFA for Administrative Access
  • ANSSI-HYG-10 Define and Verify Password Selection and Sizing Rules
  • ANSSI-HYG-13 Prefer Strong Authentication Where Possible
  • IM-1 Use centralized identity and authentication system
  • IM-6 Use strong authentication controls

CMMC 2.0 · 2 controls

ISO 27701:2019 · 2 controls

  • 6.6.2 User access management
  • 6.6.4 System and application access control

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

  • NIST800-IA-2 Identification and authentication of organizational users
  • SP800-53-IA Identification and Authentication Family

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-CC6.1 Implements logical access security software, infrastructure and architectures over protected information assets
  • SOC2-CC6.2 Prior to granting access, registration and authorization processes are established
  • ASD37-20 Multi-factor authentication (Essential)
  • AUCDR-IS-1 Limit risk of unauthorised access to the CDR data environment

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

  • 164.312(d) Person or Entity Authentication (Standard)

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.5 Secure authentication

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.5 Secure authentication
  • 03.05.01 User Identification and Authentication

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.5.3e Prohibit Connection of Unknown or Unverified System Components
  • 164.312(d) Person or Entity Authentication (Standard)

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-AC.2 Authenticate Users Before Granting Access

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 8: Identify and Authenticate Users

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

PCI DSS 4.0 8.3.1 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 249 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 59 it maps to, and the evidence behind each claim, over MCP and REST.