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NIST 800-171 · Access Control

Requirement 3.1.5

SPRS weight
SPRS weight: 3
POA&M eligibility
Not POA&M-eligible
Assessment objectives
4 assessment objectives

Official requirement text

Employ the principle of least privilege, including for specific security functions and privileged accounts.

Assessment objectives

Assessors don’t evaluate the requirement as one sentence; they walk these objectives one by one. Each must be met for the requirement to score.

  1. 3.1.5[a]privileged accounts are identified.
  2. 3.1.5[b]access to privileged accounts is authorized in accordance with the principle of least privilege.
  3. 3.1.5[c]security functions are identified.
  4. 3.1.5[d]access to security functions is authorized in accordance with the principle of least privilege.

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