IAC-03.5 ยท Acceptance of External Authenticators

Control Description

Mechanisms exist to restrict the use of external authenticators to those that are National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-compliant and maintain a list of accepted external authenticators.

Control Question
Assessment question for control validation

Does the organization restrict the use of external authenticators to those that are National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-compliant and maintain a list of accepted external authenticators?

Control Weighting
4
Validation Cadence
Annual
NIST CSF Function
Protect
Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Tiers
Applicable SCRM tier levels for this control
Tier 2 - Operational
Tier 3 - Tactical
Core Control Designations
Special designations and baseline inclusions
ESP Level 1: IAC-03.5
ESP Level 2: IAC-03.5
ESP Level 3: IAC-03.5