AC-2(2) Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
Automatically disable temporary and emergency accounts within FedRAMP-defined timeframe (no longer than 24 hours).
Source: FedRAMP Moderate (NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 baseline), AC-2(2). The statement above is our statement of the clause, read from the published text and cited so you can check it against the official text, not the instrument verbatim. Open FedRAMP Moderate (NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 baseline) in the compliance library.
A FedRAMP baseline is a subset of NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, enhancements included.
These are the artefacts auditors commonly ask for on this requirement, our guidance rather than text from the standard. Your assessor decides what is sufficient in your context, and asks for samples across the period when a report covers one.
system holds itEvidence a system already holds
- Temp account expiry logs · Identity provider / directory
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
- JIT access records · Document repository
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- Automation script · Document repository
First move
Common gaps auditors find
- No automated expiry
- Emergency accounts persist
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Build my evidence sheetAC-2(1) Automated System Account Management · AC-2(3) Disable Accounts