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Cyber Essentials
UAC-02: User authentication

Requirement description

authenticate users before granting access to applications or devices, using unique credentials (see Password-based authentication)

How to fill the requirement

Cyber Essentials

UAC-02: User authentication

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Theme
Policy
Other requirements
Defining and documenting accepted authentication methods
Critical
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Normal
Low
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System management
Access control and authentication
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Članak 30.1.i (Pristup): Politike kontrole pristupa
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4.5: Käyttöoikeuksien hallinta
TiHL tietoturvavaatimukset
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Kyberturvallisuuslaki
4.1.2: Security of authentication
TISAX
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Defining and documenting accepted authentication methods
1. Task description

The organization has predefined authentication methods that employees should prefer when using data systems.

When using cloud services, the user can often freely decide how he or she authenticates with the service. A single centralized authentication account (such as a Google or Microsoft 365 account) can help close a large number of access rights at once when the main user account that acts as the authentication method is closed.

Using unique user names
Critical
High
Normal
Low
Fully done
Mostly done
Partly done
Not done
System management
Access control and authentication
10
requirements

Examples of other requirements this task affects

UAC-02: User authentication
Cyber Essentials
A.11.8: Unique use of user IDs
ISO 27018
PR.AC-6: Proof of identity
NIST
TEK-04.4: Hallintayhteydet - henkilökohtaiset tunnukset
Julkri
TEK-08.1: Tietojenkäsittely-ympäristön toimijoiden tunnistaminen
Julkri
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Using unique user names
1. Task description

The organization must use unique usernames in order to associate users and assign responsibility for them.

Shared usernames are not allowed and users are not allowed to access information systems until a unique username is provided.

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