id: "IA-04(09)" title: "Attribute Maintenance and Protection" family: "IA" family_name: "Identification and Authentication" sort_id: "ia-04.09" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "system" parent: "IA-04" enhancement: True


Statement

Maintain the attributes for each uniquely identified individual, device, or service in {{ insert: param, ia-04.09_odp }}.

Guidance

For each of the entities covered in IA-2, IA-3, IA-8 , and IA-9 , it is important to maintain the attributes for each authenticated entity on an ongoing basis in a central (protected) store.

Assessment Objective

the attributes for each uniquely identified individual, device, or service are maintained in {{ insert: param, ia-04.09_odp }}.

Identification and authentication policy

system security plan

procedures addressing identifier management

procedures addressing account management

system design documentation

system configuration settings and associated documentation

system audit records

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with identifier management responsibilities

organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

Mechanisms supporting and/or implementing identifier management