CCI-004083

Implementation Guidance

Determine if only external authenticators that are NIST-compliant are accepted.

Validation Procedures

Examine: [SELECT FROM: Identification and authentication policy; system security plan; procedures addressing user identification and authentication; system design documentation; system configuration settings and associated documentation; system audit records; list of third-party credentialing products, components, or services procured and implemented by organization; third-party credential verification records; evidence of third-party credentials; third-party credential authorizations; other relevant documents or records]. Interview: [SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with system operations responsibilities; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities; system/network administrators; system developers; organizational personnel with account management responsibilities]. Test: [SELECT FROM: Mechanisms supporting and/or implementing identification and authentication capabilities; mechanisms that accept external credentials].