ComplianceNIST 800-53 enhancement

NIST-IA-5(9) Federated Credential Management

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Framework
NIST SP 800-53 rev5 (5.2.0)
Family
IA Identification and Authentication
Control
IA-5(9)

Control statement

Use the following external organizations to federate credentials: [Assignment: external organizations].

Discussion

Federation provides organizations with the capability to authenticate individuals and devices when conducting cross-organization activities involving the processing, storage, or transmission of information. Using a specific list of approved external organizations for authentication helps to ensure that those organizations are vetted and trusted.

Related

Enhancement of · Compliance (1)

  • NIST-IA-5 Authenticator Management NIST 800-53 control

Related control · Compliance (2)

  • NIST-AU-16 Cross-organizational Audit Logging NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-AU-7 Audit Record Reduction and Report Generation NIST 800-53 control