Assessment Objective
Determine if:
- a role-based access control policy over defined subjects and objects is enforced.
- access is controlled based upon [Assignment: organization-defined roles and users authorized to assume such roles].
Assessment Methods
Examine
- Access control policy
- role-based access control policies
- procedures addressing access enforcement
- system design documentation
- system configuration settings and associated documentation
- list of roles, users, and associated privileges required to control system access
- system audit records
- system security plan
- other relevant documents or records
Interview
- Organizational personnel with access enforcement responsibilities
- system/network administrators
- organizational personnel with information security responsibilities
- system developers
Test
- Mechanisms implementing role-based access control policy