UK Cyber Essentials CE-SC.5: Password-Based Authentication Quality

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 36 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.

C5 (Germany) · 3 controls

C5-IDM-03 Locking and withdrawal of user accounts in the event of inactivity or multiple failed logins
C5-IDM-09 Authentication mechanisms
C5-PSS-07 Confidentiality of Authentication Information

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 3 controls

03.01.08 Unsuccessful Logon Attempts
03.05.07 Password Management
03.05.12 Authenticator Management

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

8.3.4 8.3.4 Lockout after 10 attempts for 30 minutes
8.3.6 8.3.6 Password minimum length 12 and complexity
8.6.3 8.6.3 System account passwords protected against misuse

Azure Security Benchmark · 2 controls

ASBv3-GS-6 Define and implement identity and privileged access strategy
IM-6 Use strong authentication controls

CIS Controls v8 · 2 controls

CIS-4.10 Enforce Automatic Device Lockout on Portable End-User Devices
CIS-5.2 Use Unique Passwords

CMMC 2.0 · 2 controls

AC.L2-3.1.8 Unsuccessful Logon Attempts
IA.L2-3.5.7 Password Complexity

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

CCM-IAM-02 Strong Password Policy and Procedures
CCM-IAM-15 Passwords Management

FedRAMP High · 2 controls

AC-7 Unsuccessful Logon Attempts
IA-5(1) Password-Based Authentication

FedRAMP Moderate · 2 controls

AC-7 Unsuccessful Logon Attempts
IA-5(1) Password-Based Authentication

HIPAA Security Rule · 2 controls

164.308(a)(5)(ii)(C) Log-in Monitoring (Addressable)
164.308(a)(5)(ii)(D) Password Management (Addressable)

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

5.17 Authentication information
8.5 Secure authentication

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

5.17 Authentication information
8.5 Secure authentication

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

NIST800-AC-7 AC-7 Unsuccessful Logon Attempts
NIST800-IA-5 IA-5 Authenticator Management

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 2 controls

164.308(a)(5)(ii)(C) Log-in Monitoring (Addressable)
164.308(a)(5)(ii)(D) Password Management (Addressable)

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

ANSSI-HYG-10 Define and Verify Password Selection and Sizing Rules

ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents · 1 control

ASD37-21 Disable local administrator accounts (Excellent)

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar · 1 control

SEC02-BP01 Use strong sign-in mechanisms

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 1 control

NIST-CSF-PR.AA-01 Identities and credentials for authorized users, services, and hardware are managed by the organization

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 1 control

161R1-IA-5 Authenticator Management

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-SC.5 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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