Applicable

(Y)es / (N)o

(C)onfidentiality

(I)ntegrity

(A)vailability

RPN

(C+I+A)

(S)atisfactory

L1

M2

H3

L1

M2

H3

L1

M2

H3

(O)ther than satisfactory +##

AC-2(2)

Account Management  |  Removal Of Temporary/Emergency Accounts

assessment objective:

Determine if:

ac-2(2)[1]

the organization defines the time period after which the information system automatically removes or disables temporary and emergency accounts; and

ac-2(2)[2]

the information system automatically removes or disables temporary and emergency accounts after the organization-defined time period for each type of account.

potential assessment methods and objects:

Examine: [select from: Access control policy; procedures addressing account management; security plan; information system design documentation; information system configuration settings and associated documentation; information system-generated list of temporary accounts removed and/or disabled; information system-generated list of emergency accounts removed and/or disabled; information system audit records; other relevant documents or records].

Interview: [select from: Organizational personnel with account management responsibilities; system/network administrators; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities; system developers].

Test: [select from: Automated mechanisms implementing account management functions].