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03.01.05 Least Privilege

NIST SP 800-171 Revision 3 · Rev 3

a. Allow only authorized system access for users (or processes acting on behalf of users) that is necessary to accomplish assigned organizational tasks. b. Authorize access to [security functions] and [security-relevant information]. c. Review the privileges assigned to roles or classes of users [frequency] to validate the need for such privileges. d. Reassign or remove privileges, as necessary.

Quoted verbatim from NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3, which is in the public domain.

No cross-framework mapping is seeded for this control. That is stated rather than filled in: a mapping nobody authored is worse than a gap you can see.

Track 03.01.05 with evidence behind it

In CMDash this control is a row with an owner, a status, uploaded evidence kept with its full history, and an export an assessor can read.

03.01.05 Least Privilege — NIST SP 800-171 Revision 3 | CMDash