A.5.17 Authentication information
Control allocation and handling of passwords, keys and other authentication secrets, and advise users on good practice.
16
artefacts
7
held by a system
4
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
- Password Expiration Change Log · Identity provider / directory
- Encryption Key Custody Log · Key management / PKI
- Phishing Simulation Results for Authentication Practices · Endpoint management (MDM / EDR)
- E-learning Completion Report on Authentication Best Practices · Identity provider / directory
- Privileged Account Access Log Extract · Identity provider / directory
- Change Management Ticket for Credential Updates · Identity provider / directory
- Audit Trail of Secret Access Requests · Identity provider / directory
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
- Password Complexity Configuration Screenshots · Identity provider / directory
- Hardware Token Assignment Record · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- User Security Awareness Training Attendance Sheet · HR system / LMS
- Quarterly Access Review Report · Identity provider / directory
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- Password Policy Document · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Password Reset Procedure SOP · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Authentication Secret Register · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Privileged Account Credential Store List · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Signed Acknowledgement of Password Guidelines · Policy repository / GRC workspace
First move
Start with the 7 of 16 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
- Policies exist but not enforced
- No centralized inventory of secrets
- Training not documented or infrequent
- Access reviews are superficial or outdated
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.
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