What evidence do auditors commonly ask for on A.7.2 Physical entry?

Statement of Applicability entry for control A.7.2, showing inclusion or justified exclusion, implementation status and the risks it treats; Physical access rights records with provisioning, periodic review and revocation evidence; Electronic access control logs or physical logbooks, protected and monitored; Access control system configuration for secure areas, such as card plus PIN or biometrics and double doors; Visitor logs recording identity checks, arrival and departure, purpose and escort.

What is the most common gap auditors find on A.7.2?

Access badges of leavers remain active

ISO/IEC 27001:2022 · Physical controls

`A.7.2` Physical entry

Secure areas are to be protected by suitable entry controls and access points. Purpose (stated in ISO/IEC 27002:2022): allows physical access to information and assets only to authorized people. As an Annex A reference control, it is compared with the controls determined in risk treatment (6.1.3 c) and recorded in the Statement of Applicability as included or excluded, with the justification and implementation status (6.1.3 d); implementation guidance is ISO/IEC 27002:2022 7.2.

Source: ISO/IEC 27001:2022, A.7.2. 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 ISO/IEC 27001:2022 in the compliance library.

Clauses 4 to 10 are the management-system requirements: none of them can be excluded when an organisation claims conformity. The 93 Annex A controls are a reference set: one may be excluded with a justification in the Statement of Applicability. Certification bodies assess conformity; the evidence lists here are what auditors commonly ask for, not a list the standard prescribes.

artefacts

held by a system

at each review

easy

to go live

Physical access / facilities

where the evidence lives

teal = a system already holds it · olive = produced at each review. To go live: easy when half or more of the artefacts are already held by a system, moderate from a quarter to a half, hard below a quarter.

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

Electronic access control logs or physical logbooks, protected and monitored · Physical access / facilities
Access control system configuration for secure areas, such as card plus PIN or biometrics and double doors · Physical access / facilities
Visitor logs recording identity checks, arrival and departure, purpose and escort · Physical access / facilities

periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review

Physical access rights records with provisioning, periodic review and revocation evidence · Physical access / facilities

governing documentDocuments that govern the control

Statement of Applicability entry for control A.7.2, showing inclusion or justified exclusion, implementation status and the risks it treats · Policy repository / GRC workspace

First move

Automate the pull from your Physical access / facilities. Badge system access logs and visitor register exports; facilities maintenance tickets.

Common gaps auditors find

Access badges of leavers remain active
Visitors move around unescorted and without visible badges
Emergency exits can be opened from outside or are not alarmed
Delivery staff can walk from the loading bay into office areas

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 sheet

A.7.1 Physical security perimeters · A.7.3 Securing offices, rooms and facilities