Assessment Objective

Determine if:

• IA-08(02)(a) only external authenticators that are NIST-compliant are accepted;
• IA-08(02)(b)
  • IA-08(02)(b)[01] a list of accepted external authenticators is documented;
  • IA-08(02)(b)[02] a list of accepted external authenticators is maintained.

Assessment Methods

Examine

• Identification and authentication policy
• system security plan
• procedures addressing user identification and authentication
• system design documentation
• system configuration settings and associated documentation
• system audit records
• list of third-party credentialing products, components, or services procured and implemented by organization
• third-party credential verification records
• evidence of third-party credentials
• third-party credential authorizations
• other relevant documents or records

Interview

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

Test

• Mechanisms supporting and/or implementing identification and authentication capabilities
• mechanisms that accept external credentials

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• NIST -

  https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/53/r5/upd1/final