NIST800-AC-7(4) AC-7(4) Unsuccessful Logon Attempts | Use of Alternate Authentication Factor
NIST800-AC-7(4) in NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 (NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, Release 5.2.0). All NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls held. Open NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 on the standards site.
The control as we hold it
AC-7(4) Unsuccessful Logon Attempts | Use of Alternate Authentication Factor. (a) Allow the use of [Assignment: organization-defined authentication factors] that are different from the primary authentication factors after the number of organization-defined consecutive invalid logon attempts have been exceeded; and (b) Enforce a limit of [Assignment: organization-defined number] consecutive invalid logon attempts through use of the alternative factors by a user during a [Assignment: organization-defined time period].
Reviewed and closest counterparts in the other frameworks
We hold no cross-framework row for NIST800-AC-7(4) yet. The reviewed pairs page lists the released pairs and their coverage.
What an auditor commonly asks for
General guidance for this control area (domain: AC - Access Control), in our words, not a statement of the standard and not binding on an assessor.
- the access-control policy and procedures
- the account-management and privilege records
- the periodic access-review output