PCI DSS 4.0
Req 8: Identify and Authenticate Users

PCI DSS 4.0 8.3.8: 8.3.8 Authentication policies communicated to users

Authentication policies and procedures must be documented and communicated to all users, and must include: guidance on choosing strong authentication factors; guidance on how users should protect their factors; instructions not to reuse passwords or passphrases used before; and instructions to change a password or passphrase when compromise is suspected or known, plus how to report the incident. Objective under the customized approach: users know how to use authentication factors properly and can get help and guidance when needed.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 34 controls across 18 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

ISO 27701:2019 · 4 controls

  • 5.5.3 Awareness
  • 5.5.4 Communication
  • 6.2.1 Management direction for information security
  • 6.6.3 User responsibilities

ISO 22301:2019 · 3 controls

  • 5.2.2 Communicating the business continuity policy
  • 7.4 Communication
  • 7.5.1 General

ISO 27001:2022 · 3 controls

  • 5.1 Policies for information security
  • 5.17 Authentication information
  • 6.3 Information security awareness, education and training

ISO 27002:2022 · 3 controls

  • 5.1 Policies for information security
  • 5.17 Authentication information
  • 6.3 Information security awareness, education and training

CMMC 2.0 · 2 controls

FedRAMP High · 2 controls

  • IA-1 Policy and Procedures
  • PL-4 Rules of Behavior

FedRAMP Moderate · 2 controls

  • IA-1 Policy and Procedures
  • PL-4 Rules of Behavior

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-CC2.1 CC2.1 Relevant, quality information to support internal control (COSO principle 13)
  • SOC2-CC2.2 CC2.2 Internal communication of objectives and control responsibilities (COSO principle 14)

UK Cyber Essentials · 2 controls

  • CE-SC.7 Educate Users on Strong Passwords
  • CE-SC.8 Process for Compromised Passwords
  • ANSSI-HYG-10 Define and Verify Password Selection and Sizing Rules

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-IDM-08 Confidentiality of authentication information

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

  • CIS-14.3 Train Workforce Members on Authentication Best Practices

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

  • NIST-CSF-GV.PO-02 Policy for managing cybersecurity risks is reviewed, updated, communicated, and enforced to reflect changes in requirements, threats, technology, and organizational mission

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 8.3.8 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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