CCI-000021

Enforce dual authorization for organization-defined privileged commands and/or other organization-defined actions.

Implementation Guidance

The organization being inspected/assessed configures the information system to enforce dual authorization for privileged commands defined in AC-3 (2), CCI 1408 and/or other actions defined in AC-3 (2), CCI 2152. For information system components that have applicable STIGs or SRGs, the organization being inspected/assessed must comply with the STIG/SRG guidance that pertains to CCI 21.

Validation Procedures

The organization conducting the inspection/assessment examines the information system to ensure the organization being inspected/assessed configures the information system to enforce dual authorization for privileged commands defined in AC-3 (2), CCI 1408 and/or other actions defined in AC-3 (2), CCI 2152. For information system components that have applicable STIGs or SRGs, the organization conducting the inspection/assessment evaluates the components to ensure that the organization being inspected/assessed has configured the information system in compliance with the applicable STIGs and SRGs pertaining to CCI 21.

Compelling Evidence

1.) Applicable STIG/SRG checks.

The controls below (if any) were marked by NIST as being related to CCI-000021.