Access Token
What is Access Token?
A digital credential that represents the authorization granted to a user or application to access specific resources or perform specific operations.
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What the standards actually require on access token
Requirements naming access token across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
Access tokens reach the target system by push (the subject presents the token, for instance in a TLS certificate or JWT) or by pull (the target queries a RADIUS or LDAP server), with the models the part describes for local and remote access.
iec-62351-power-systems-communication-security::8:10 · Part 8, clause 10: RBAC access token distribution models →The source and integrity of identity assertions and access tokens are verified before granting access to system and information resources.
NIST800-IA-13(2) · IA-13(2) Identity Providers and Authorization Servers | Verification of Identity Assertions and Access Tokens →Within 60 days of NIST's guidelines on secure management of access tokens and cryptographic keys used by cloud service providers, GSA's FedRAMP Director, with NIST and CISA, develops updated FedRAMP requirements on cryptographic key management security practic...
us-executive-order-14144-strengthening-and-promoting-innovation-in-the-nations-cybersecurity::4(g)(ii) · Sec. 4(g)(ii) Meet FedRAMP key management requirements for access tokens and keys →ISMAP Identity and Access Management requires comprehensive IAM controls covering customer + CSP + administrative + service-to-service identities.
ISMAP-Identity-Access-MFA-Privileged-Federation-SSO-API-Tokens-CloudIAM-PIV-PASETO · ISMAP Identity and Access Management - Cloud IAM + Multi-Factor Authentication + Privileged Access + Federation/SSO + API Security + Access Tokens + My Number Card Integration + Government IAM →API security and access tokens. Control from NIST SP 800-190 framework, domain: NIST SP 800-190: Identity & Access in Cloud.
NIST190-10 · API security and access tokens →NF service consumers must obtain access tokens from the NRF to invoke services on NF service producers. Tokens must be validated for scope, audience, expiry, and signature.
33.501-13.2 · Network Function Service Authorization (OAuth 2.0) →Questions people ask about access token
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