UK Cyber Essentials CE-AC.2: Authenticate Users Before Granting Access

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 44 controls across 19 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 · 4 controls

AC-2(9) Restrictions on Use of Shared and Group Accounts
AC-3 Access Enforcement
IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)
IA-4 Identifier Management

FedRAMP Moderate · 4 controls

AC-2(9) Restrictions on Use of Shared and Group Accounts
AC-3 Access Enforcement
IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)
IA-4 Identifier Management

CMMC 2.0 · 3 controls

AC.L2-3.1.1 Authorized Access Control
IA.L2-3.5.1 Identification
IA.L2-3.5.2 Authentication

HIPAA Security Rule · 3 controls

164.312(a)(1) Access Control (Standard)
164.312(a)(2)(i) Unique User Identification (Required)
164.312(d) Person or Entity Authentication (Standard)

ISO 27001:2022 · 3 controls

5.16 Identity management
8.3 Information access restriction
8.5 Secure authentication

ISO 27002:2022 · 3 controls

5.16 Identity management
8.3 Information access restriction
8.5 Secure authentication

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 3 controls

NIST800-AC-3 AC-3 Access Enforcement
NIST800-IA-2 IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)
NIST800-IA-8 IA-8 Identification and Authentication (Non-organizational Users)

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 3 controls

164.312(a)(1) Access Control (Standard)
164.312(a)(2)(i) Unique User Identification (Required)
164.312(d) Person or Entity Authentication (Standard)

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

8.2.1 8.2.1 Unique ID assigned to every user
8.2.2 8.2.2 Shared and generic IDs only by exception
8.3.1 8.3.1 Access authenticated with at least one factor

Azure Security Benchmark · 2 controls

IM-1 Use centralized identity and authentication system
IM-6 Use strong authentication controls

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

C5-IDM-01 Policy for user accounts and access rights
C5-IDM-09 Authentication mechanisms

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 · 2 controls

CCM-IAM-13 Uniquely Identifiable Users
CCM-IAM-14 Strong Authentication

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 2 controls

161R1-IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)
161R1-IA-8 Identification and Authentication (Non-Organizational Users)

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 2 controls

03.01.02 Access Enforcement
03.05.01 User Identification and Authentication

ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0) · 1 control

ANSSI-HYG-08 Identify Each Person by Name and Separate User and Administrator Roles

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar · 1 control

SEC02-BP04 Rely on a centralized identity provider

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 1 control

NIST-CSF-PR.AA-03 Users, services, and hardware are authenticated

SOC 2 · 1 control

SOC2-CC6.1 CC6.1 Logical access security over protected information assets

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.

You are reading one control. How much of UK Cyber Essentials have you already done?

UK Cyber Essentials CE-AC.2 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of UK Cyber Essentials your existing evidence covers. Hold FedRAMP Moderate and 29 of 36 UK Cyber Essentials controls already carry evidence.

If you hold FedRAMP Moderate80.6% covered · 7 gaps If you hold NIST SP 800-171 Rev 375% covered · 9 gaps If you hold Azure Security Benchmark55.6% covered · 16 gaps If you hold ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0)50% covered · 18 gaps If you hold ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents50% covered · 18 gaps If you hold C5 (Germany)50% covered · 18 gaps

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. 0 were rejected on the FedRAMP Moderate pair alone.

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