Overview:
The organization employs the principle of least privilege, allowing only authorized accesses for users (or processes acting on behalf of users) which are necessary to accomplish assigned tasks in accordance with organizational missions and business functions.
Supplemental Guidance:
Organizations employ least privilege for specific duties and information systems. The principle of least privilege is also applied to information system processes, ensuring that the processes operate at privilege levels no higher than necessary to accomplish required organizational missions/business functions. Organizations consider the creation of additional processes, roles, and information system accounts as necessary, to achieve least privilege. Organizations also apply least privilege to the development, implementation, and operation of organizational information systems.
Related controls: AC-2, AC-3, AC-5, CM-6, CM-7, PL-2
Action Items:
1) Ensure employees and contractors are only allowed enough access necessary to complete their assigned duties
Related Documents:
1) Access Control Policy
Additional Guidance:
Moderate FedRAMP-Defined Assignment / Selection Parameters
none
Moderate Additional FedRAMP Requirements and Guidance
none
Article ID: 24
Created: September 25, 2022
Last Updated: September 26, 2022
Author: Matthew Burdick
Online URL: http://www.compliancewiki.org/article/fedramp-least-privilege-ac-6-24.html