ISM-0611

System administrators for gateways are assigned the minimum privileges required to perform their duties.

Topic
System administrators for gateways
Applicable to
all

History

Priority
must
Mar 2022
System administrators for gateways are assigned the minimum privileges required to perform their duties.
Miscellaneous changes were made to rationale and recommendations throughout the publication to clarify content without changing intent. This included a review from the Guidelines for System Hardening chapter through to the Guidelines for Data Transfers chapter.
Mar 2019
Access to gateway administration functions is limited to the minimum roles and privileges to support the gateway securely.
Security control 0611 was reworded.
Feb 2019
Access to gateway and CDS administration functions is limited to the minimum roles and privileges to support the gateway securely.
2015
Agencies must limit access to gateway administration functions.
2010
Agencies must limit access to gateway administration functions.
2008
Agencies must limit access to CDS administration functions to a small group of trusted staff members.