FedRAMP Controls / IA

IA-4 Identifier Management

Family IA
Baselines moderate
Mapped KSIs 2

Control statement

Manage system identifiers by:
    a. Receiving authorization from {{ insert: param, ia-04_odp.01 }} to assign an individual, group, role, service, or device identifier;
    b. Selecting an identifier that identifies an individual, group, role, service, or device;
    c. Assigning the identifier to the intended individual, group, role, service, or device; and
    d. Preventing reuse of identifiers for {{ insert: param, ia-04_odp.02 }}.

Parameter placeholders {{ insert: param, … }} reference FedRAMP-set values in the resolved profile. Full parameter map is preserved in the catalog database.

Covered by these Key Security Indicators

KSITitleCategory
KSI-IAM-04Just-in-Time Authorization
Use a least-privileged, role and attribute-based, and just-in-time security authorization model for all user and non-user accounts and services.
Identity and Access Management
KSI-IAM-05Least Privilege
_Persistently_ ensure that identity and access management employs measures to ensure each user or device can only access the resources they need.
Identity and Access Management