AC.L2-3.1.5 Least Privilege
Grant users and processes only the privileges their assigned tasks require, applying this specifically to security functions and to privileged accounts.
3
artefacts
1
held by a system
1
at each review
moderate
to go live
Identity provider / directory
where the evidence lives
teal = a system already holds it · olive = produced at each review
system holds itEvidence a system already holds
- Configuration showing security functions restricted to designated roles · Identity provider / directory
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
- Entitlement review results showing removal of excess rights · Identity provider / directory
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- Privileged account inventory with documented business justification · Policy repository / GRC workspace
First move
Start with the 1 of 3 artefacts that already live in a system (Identity provider / directory); keep the periodic reviews but log each one as a dated record with a named reviewer.
Common gaps auditors find
- Standing administrative rights granted broadly
- Privilege reviews performed but findings not actioned
- Security functions accessible to general administrators
Do this for your whole sheet
Paste the rows you run your controls from and get this mapping for every control at once, with the periodic-review ones flagged and a first move per row. No account for the first run.
Build my evidence sheetAC.L2-3.1.4 Separation of Duties · AC.L2-3.1.6 Non-Privileged Account Use