+AC-02(07) Privileged User Accounts

AC-02(07) Privileged User Accounts

Control

  1. Establish and administer privileged user accounts in accordance with [Selection: a role-based access scheme; an attribute-based access scheme];
  2. Monitor privileged role or attribute assignments;
  3. Monitor changes to roles or attributes; and
  4. Revoke access when privileged role or attribute assignments are no longer appropriate.

Discussion

Privileged roles are organization-defined roles assigned to individuals that allow those individuals to perform certain security-relevant functions that ordinary users are not authorized to perform. Privileged roles include key management, account management, database administration, system and network administration, and web administration. A role-based access scheme organizes permitted system access and privileges into roles. In contrast, an attribute-based access scheme specifies allowed system access and privileges based on attributes.

Assessment Objective

  1. privileged user accounts are established and administered in accordance with [Selection: a role-based access scheme; an attribute-based access scheme];
  2. privileged role or attribute assignments are monitored;
  3. changes to roles or attributes are monitored;
  4. access is revoked when privileged role or attribute assignments are no longer appropriate.

Assessment Method

Examine

Access control policy procedures addressing account management system design documentation system configuration settings and associated documentation system-generated list of privileged user accounts and associated roles records of actions taken when privileged role assignments are no longer appropriate system audit records audit tracking and monitoring reports system monitoring records system security plan other relevant documents or records

Interview

Organizational personnel with account management responsibilities system/network administrators organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

1. Overview

1.1 References

1.2 Identified Requirements

1.3 Related Regulations

2. Identified Requirements

Requirements

3. Related Regulations

Regulations

Linked Issues

Issuelinks
is blocked by AC-02(07) Privileged User Accounts – Assessment Procedure
is blocked by Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
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