Physical Access Control
What is Physical Access Control?
Security measures that restrict physical entry to facilities, rooms, or areas to authorized individuals using barriers, locks, and authentication systems.
Terms that appear alongside physical access control
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as physical access control. The number is how many controls name both.
- access control 11 shared controls
- audit 3 shared controls
- visitor management 2 shared controls
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What the standards actually require on physical access control
Requirements naming physical access control across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
Employ access control vestibules at [Assignment: organization-defined locations within the facility].
NIST800-PE-3(8) · PE-3(8) Physical Access Control | Access Control Vestibules →Use at least one physical access control to allow unescorted physical access into each applicable Physical Security Perimeter only to individuals with authorized unescorted physical access.
nerc-cip::CIP-006 R1.2 · CIP-006-6 R1.2: At least one physical access control into each PSP →Physical access controls such as fences, locks and signage are implemented, at least in an ad hoc way, to protect IT, OT and information assets; how keys and badges are managed affects how well they work.
australian-energy-sector-cyber-security-framework-aescsf::ACCESS-3a · ACCESS-3a: Physical access controls in place →Enforce physical access at entry/exit points; verify authorizations; control ingress/egress; maintain audit logs.
PE-3 · Physical Access Control →Enforce physical access authorizations to the system in addition to the physical access controls for the facility at [Assignment: organization-defined physical spaces containing one or more components of the system].
nist-sp-800-53-revision-5-1-high::PE-3(1) · PE-3(1) Physical Access Control | System Access →Restrict physical access to OT areas, control rooms, network closets, and field cabinets using authenticated entry controls and visitor management.
OT-PHYS-1 · Physical Access Control to OT Assets →Questions people ask about physical access control
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