800-53|IA-5(8)

Title

MULTIPLE INFORMATION SYSTEM ACCOUNTS

Description

The organization implements [Assignment: organization-defined security safeguards] to manage the risk of compromise due to individuals having accounts on multiple information systems.

Supplemental

When individuals have accounts on multiple information systems, there is the risk that the compromise of one account may lead to the compromise of other accounts if individuals use the same authenticators. Possible alternatives include, for example: (i) having different authenticators on all systems; (ii) employing some form of single sign-on mechanism; or (iii) including some form of one-time passwords on all systems.

Reference Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

Parent Title: AUTHENTICATOR MANAGEMENT

Family: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

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