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Enrollment

What is Enrollment?

The process of registering a user's identity credentials such as biometric data, certificates, or tokens in an authentication system.

Information Security

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

What the standards actually require on enrollment

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

Threats during the enrollment and identity proofing phase including impersonation and forgery

29115-9.2 · Enrollment and identity proofing threats

Validate device identity and posture during enrollment and at access time before granting access to enterprise resources.

800-124r2-3.2 · Device Authentication and Enrollment

Automate device enrollment, compliance enforcement, and remediation across the device pillar.

ZTMM-DEV-AO · Devices Pillar: Automation and Orchestration

FIDO Client-to-Authenticator Protocol 2.1 (CTAP2.1, FIDO Alliance Proposed Standard). The protocol between the client (operating system + browser) + authenticator devices. CTAP2.1 COMMANDS: authenticatorMakeCredential (registration);

FIDO2-CTAP2.1-API · FIDO CTAP2.1 Authenticator API Commands and Credential Management

34 CFR 99.1 applicability + 99.3 definitions. APPLICABILITY: FERPA applies to any educational agency or institution receiving funds from any program administered by the Secretary of Education (including all US K-12 + nearly all postsecondary institutions accep...

FERPA-Part99.1_3 · Applicability and Definitions (34 CFR 99.1, 99.3)

Questions people ask about enrollment

What is Enrollment?
The process of registering a user's identity credentials such as biometric data, certificates, or tokens in an authentication system.
Why is Enrollment important for compliance?
Enrollment is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding enrollment 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 Enrollment?
Enrollment appears in the requirement text of ISO/IEC 29115:2023 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework, NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices, CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model, FIDO2 / WebAuthn, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Across these standards we have identified 9 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Enrollment?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how enrollment 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.

See how Enrollment applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.