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Access Provisioning

What is Access Provisioning?

The process of granting users the appropriate access rights and permissions to systems and resources based on their role and business need.

Information Security

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as access provisioning. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on access provisioning

Requirements naming access provisioning across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Run an access provisioning process that authorises each grant, records it, and communicates changes to data and asset access to the affected parties.

CCM-IAM-06 · User Access Provisioning

Requirement defined in ISO 27018:2019, clause 9.2.2 (User access provisioning). See licensed source for normative text. Implementation focus is to demonstrate conformity with the obligations of this clause through the artefacts listed in evidence_requirements.

iso-27018-2019::9.2.2 · User access provisioning

New user access to in-scope financial systems is approved and provisioned based on documented authorization aligned with job responsibilities

CO-LogicalAccess-1 · User Access Provisioning
AICPA SOC 31 control

Access provisioning, authentication, authorization, and review controls protect system resources.

SOC3-LOGICAL-ACCESS · Logical Access

Provide cybersecurity awareness training to all personnel as part of the Information Security Program with frequency commensurate with risk + role-based training for personnel with privileged access + escalated training upon material change in risk + training...

NAIC-7 · Employee Training, Awareness, and Personnel Security - Section 4(D)(7) and 4(E)

Questions people ask about access provisioning

What is Access Provisioning?
The process of granting users the appropriate access rights and permissions to systems and resources based on their role and business need.
Why is Access Provisioning important for compliance?
Access Provisioning is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding access provisioning helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Access Provisioning?
Access Provisioning appears in the requirement text of Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1, ISO 27018:2019, SOC 1 (SSAE 18 / ISAE 3402), AICPA SOC 3, ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications. Across these standards we have identified 6 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Access Provisioning?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how access provisioning applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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