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id: "AC-06(05)" title: "Privileged Accounts" family: "AC" family_name: "Access Control" sort_id: "ac-06.05" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "organization" parent: "AC-06" enhancement: True

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Statement

Restrict privileged accounts on the system to {{ insert: param, ac-06.05_odp }}.

Guidance

Privileged accounts, including super user accounts, are typically described as system administrator for various types of commercial off-the-shelf operating systems. Restricting privileged accounts to specific personnel or roles prevents day-to-day users from accessing privileged information or privileged functions. Organizations may differentiate in the application of restricting privileged accounts between allowed privileges for local accounts and for domain accounts provided that they retain the ability to control system configurations for key parameters and as otherwise necessary to sufficiently mitigate risk.

Assessment Objective

privileged accounts on the system are restricted to {{ insert: param, ac-06.05_odp }}.

Access control policy

procedures addressing least privilege

list of system-generated privileged accounts

list of system administration personnel

system configuration settings and associated documentation

system audit records

system security plan

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with responsibilities for defining least privileges necessary to accomplish specified tasks

organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

system/network administrators

Mechanisms implementing least privilege functions