Overview:
The information system uniquely identifies and authenticates [Assignment: organization- defined specific and/or types of devices] before establishing a [Selection (one or more): local; remote; network] connection.
Supplemental Guidance:
Organizational devices requiring unique device-to-device identification and authentication may be defined by type, by device, or by a combination of type/device. Information systems typically use either shared known information (e.g., Media Access Control [MAC] or Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol [TCP/IP] addresses) for device identification or organizational authentication solutions (e.g., IEEE 802.1x and Extensible Authentication Protocol [EAP], Radius server with EAP-Transport Layer Security [TLS] authentication, Kerberos) to identify/authenticate devices on local and/or wide area networks. Organizations determine the required strength of authentication mechanisms by the security categories of information systems. Because of the challenges of applying this control on large scale, organizations are encouraged to only apply the control to those limited number (and type) of devices that truly need to support this capability.
Related controls:AC-17, AC-18, AC-19, CA-3, IA-4, IA-5.
Action Items:
1) Ensure identification and authentication occurs for device to device connections
Related Documents:
1) Identity and Access Management Policy
Additional Guidance:
Moderate FedRAMP-Defined Assignment / Selection Parameters
none
Moderate Additional FedRAMP Requirements and Guidance
none
Article ID: 699
Created: September 30, 2022
Last Updated: September 30, 2022
Author: Matthew Burdick
Online URL: http://www.compliancewiki.org/article/device-identification-and-authentication-ia-3-699.html