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Adaptive Authentication

What is Adaptive Authentication?

An authentication approach that dynamically adjusts security requirements based on contextual risk factors such as location, device, and user behavior.

Information Security

Frameworks that govern adaptive authentication

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5View framework →

What the standards actually require on adaptive authentication

Requirements naming adaptive authentication across 3 standards, quoted from the control text.

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 51 control

Adaptive Authentication. Require individuals accessing the system to employ [organization-defined] under specific [organization-defined]

NIST800-IA-10 · Adaptive Authentication. Require individuals accessing the system to employ [organization-defined] under specific [organization-defined] →
NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5.1 HIGH1 control

Require individuals accessing the system to employ defined supplemental authentication techniques or mechanisms under specific circumstances or situations.

IA-10 · Adaptive Authentication →
HKMA TM-G-11 control

HKMA TM-G-1 adjacent modules covered in this framework's scope. TM-G-2 BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING: (a) Business Continuity Governance (TM-G-2.2.1) - Board oversight + BCP committee + crisis management + RACI + ownership;

HKMA-TMG1-Adjacent-TMG2-TME1-OR2-BCP-eBanking-Resilience · TM-G-2 BCP + TM-E-1 e-Banking + OR-2 Operational Resilience Adjacent Modules →

Questions people ask about adaptive authentication

What is Adaptive Authentication?
An authentication approach that dynamically adjusts security requirements based on contextual risk factors such as location, device, and user behavior.
Why is Adaptive Authentication important for compliance?
Adaptive Authentication is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding adaptive authentication 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 Adaptive Authentication?
Adaptive Authentication appears in the requirement text of NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5.1 HIGH, HKMA TM-G-1. Across these standards we have identified 3 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Adaptive Authentication?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how adaptive authentication 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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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.