A.5.18 Access rights
Provision, review, modify and remove access rights in line with the access control policy.
12
artefacts
2
held by a system
3
at each review
hard
to go live
Policy repository / GRC workspace
where the evidence lives
teal = a system already holds it · olive = produced at each review
system holds itEvidence a system already holds
- System account creation log entry · Identity provider / directory
- Account disablement log entries · Identity provider / directory
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
- Quarterly access rights review spreadsheet · Identity provider / directory
- Management sign‑off on review · Identity provider / directory
- Exception list generated from review · Identity provider / directory
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- New employee onboarding access request form · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Approved access grant email · Document repository
- Termination notice and de‑provision checklist · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Access removal confirmation email · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Role matrix mapping business functions to system permissions · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Job description with listed access requirements · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Segregation of duties policy excerpt · Policy repository / GRC workspace
First move
Mostly documents and reviews. Pull the 2 system-held artefacts from your Identity provider / directory on a schedule; put the documents under version control with an owner and review date, and log each review as a dated record with a named reviewer.
Common gaps auditors find
- Reviews lack documented corrective actions
- Access changes not tied to approved request workflow
- Legacy accounts remain active after employee departure
- Role definitions not updated to reflect current business processes
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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