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Identity Lifecycle Management

What is Identity Lifecycle Management?

The end-to-end management of user identities from creation through modification and eventual deprovisioning when no longer needed.

Information Security

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

What the standards actually require on identity lifecycle management

Requirements naming identity lifecycle management across 3 standards, quoted from the control text.

API 11641 control

The plan must require identity lifecycle management for every account and credential, whether held by a person, a device or a process;

api-1164::PR.AC-1 · PR.AC-1 Identity lifecycle management for human, device and process accounts; authentication on every interface →

Kuwait NCF Protect function (Access). Access Control and Identity Management aligned with NIST SP 800-53 AC family + ISO 27001 A.9 + Zero Trust principles.

KNCF-Protect-Access-Control-IAM-Privileged-MFA-Zero-Trust-Identity-Lifecycle-IAG-PAM · Kuwait NCF Protect + Access Control + IAM + Privileged + MFA + Zero Trust + Identity Lifecycle →

Questions people ask about identity lifecycle management

What is Identity Lifecycle Management?
The end-to-end management of user identities from creation through modification and eventual deprovisioning when no longer needed.
Why is Identity Lifecycle Management important for compliance?
Identity Lifecycle Management is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding identity lifecycle management helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Identity Lifecycle Management?
Identity Lifecycle Management appears in the requirement text of API 1164, ISMAP (Japan), Kuwait National Cybersecurity Framework. 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 Identity Lifecycle Management?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how identity lifecycle management 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 1,016 frameworks.

See how Identity Lifecycle Management applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

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