Criticality Critical Active

Authentication Management

Establishes and enforces strong authentication policies and mechanisms including multi-factor authentication, password policies, credential management, and adaptive authentication across all users and systems.

Control ID
IAM-002
Domain Code
IAM
Control Nature
Preventive
Business Owner
IAM
Category
Technical
Compensating Control
No

Control Overview

IAM-002 · Full Control Profile
Business Description

Manage and enforce strong authentication mechanisms for all users and systems.

Business Objective

To protect against unauthorized access and account compromise.

Business Benefits

    Business Risks if Missing

      Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

      IAM-002 · Operating Context

      Primary Stakeholders

      Applicable Industries

      Applicable Technologies

      Mapped Regulatory & Industry Frameworks

      Harmonized Framework Mappings

      The following compliance and regulatory frameworks map directly to this control's governance scope.

      FRAMEWORK CODE FRAMEWORK NAME & DESCRIPTION FAMILY / CATEGORY VERSION ACTION
      COBIT2019 COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f...
      COBIT
      Governance Framework
      v2019 View →
      DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis...
      EU
      Regulation
      vCurrent View →
      GDPR General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin...
      EU
      Regulation
      vCurrent View →
      HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement...
      US
      Law
      vCurrent View →
      IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements...
      India
      Guideline
      vLatest View →
      NIS2 NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri...
      EU
      Directive
      vCurrent View →
      NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev...
      NIST
      Framework
      v2 View →
      NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i...
      NIST
      Control Catalog
      vRev. 5 View →
      NPCI-ISR NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont...
      India
      Standard
      vLatest View →
      PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine...
      PCI
      Standard
      v4 View →
      RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set...
      India
      Regulation
      vLatest View →
      SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor...
      India
      Regulation
      vLatest View →
      SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting...
      AICPA
      Audit Framework
      vLatest View →
      CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit...
      CIS
      Best Practice
      vv8 View →
      ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...
      ISO
      Standard
      v2022 View →
      ISO27001 ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...
      ISO
      Standard
      v2022 View →

      Parent Domain Context

      Governance Domain Baseline
      Domain Name:
      Identity & Access Management (IAM)
      Purpose:
      To ensure that only authorized users have appropriate access to systems and data.
      Scope:
      Enterprise

      Compliance Requirements & Audit Crosswalk

      10 Specific Audit Clauses

      The following requirements dictate specific audit evidence criteria and testing steps mapped directly under this control.

      REQUIREMENT ID REQUIREMENT TITLE & DETAILS MAPPED CONTROL TYPICAL OWNER ACTION
      IAM-002-R001 Authentication Framework The organization shall establish an auth... IAM-002 Authentication Management Identity & Access Management, Security Architecture, CISO, System Owners View ↗
      IAM-002-R002 Authentication Methods The organization shall implement authent... IAM-002 Authentication Management Identity & Access Management, Security Architecture, CISO, System Owners View ↗
      IAM-002-R003 Multi-Factor Authentication The organization shall implement multi-f... IAM-002 Authentication Management Identity & Access Management, Security Architecture, CISO, System Owners View ↗
      IAM-002-R004 Passwordless Authentication The organization shall evaluate and impl... IAM-002 Authentication Management Identity & Access Management, Security Architecture, CISO, System Owners View ↗
      IAM-002-R005 Credential Management The organization shall manage authentica... IAM-002 Authentication Management Identity & Access Management, Security Architecture, CISO, System Owners View ↗
      IAM-002-R006 Authentication Policies The organization shall establish authent... IAM-002 Authentication Management Identity & Access Management, Security Architecture, CISO, System Owners View ↗
      IAM-002-R007 Adaptive Authentication The organization shall implement adaptiv... IAM-002 Authentication Management Identity & Access Management, Security Architecture, CISO, System Owners View ↗
      IAM-002-R008 Authentication Monitoring The organization shall monitor authentic... IAM-002 Authentication Management Identity & Access Management, Security Architecture, CISO, System Owners View ↗
      IAM-002-R009 Authentication Review The organization shall conduct periodic... IAM-002 Authentication Management Identity & Access Management, Security Architecture, CISO, System Owners View ↗
      IAM-002-R010 Authentication Continuous Improvement The organization shall drive ongoing enh... IAM-002 Authentication Management Identity & Access Management, Security Architecture, CISO, System Owners View ↗