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5.5.2.2

Use Strong User Authentication

Password Change on Suspicion or Evidence of a Compromise

Use Strong User Authentication – Password Change on Suspicion or Evidence of a Compromise – Organizations shall enforce password changes on suspicion or evidence of compromise.

  • 5.16 Identity Management: Manage the entire identity life cycle.

    5.34 Privacy and Protection of PII: The organization should recognize and fulfill obligations for preserving privacy and safeguarding Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in accordance with relevant laws, regulations, and contracts.

  • 3.4.5 Define, document, approve, and enforce physical and logical access restrictions associated with changes to organizational systems.

    3.5.2 Authenticate (or verify) the identities of users, processes, or devices, as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational systems.

    3.5.9 Allow temporary password use for system logons with an immediate change to a permanent password.

    3.5.10 Store and transmit only cryptographically-protected passwords.

  • 3.4.5 Define, document, approve, and enforce physical and logical access restrictions associated with changes to organizational systems.

    3.5.2 Authenticate (or verify) the identities of users, processes, or devices, as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational systems.

    3.5.9 Allow temporary password use for system logons with an immediate change to a permanent password.

    3.5.10 Store and transmit only cryptographically-protected passwords.

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