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-6(5)

least privilege  | privileged accounts

assessment objective:

Determine if the organization:

ac-6(5)[1]  

defines personnel or roles for which privileged accounts on the information system are to be restricted; and

ac-6(5)[2]

restricts privileged accounts on the information system to organization-defined personnel or roles.

potential assessment methods and objects:

Examine: [select from: Access control policy; procedures addressing least privilege; list of system-generated privileged accounts; list of system administration personnel; information system configuration settings and associated documentation; information system audit records; other relevant documents or records].

Interview: [select from: Organizational personnel with responsibilities for defining least privileges necessary to accomplish specified tasks; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities; system/network administrators].

Test: [select from: Automated mechanisms implementing least privilege functions].