V-288145

Discussion

Identity providers, both internal and external to the organization, manage the user, device, and NPE authenticators and issue statements, often called identity assertions, attesting to identities of other systems or systems components. Authorization servers create and issue access tokens to identified and authenticated users and devices that can be used to gain access to system or information resources. For example, single sign-on (SSO) provides identity provider and authorization server functions. Authenticator management (to include credential management) is covered by IA-05.

Check Content

Review the application documentation and deployed configuration to determine whether the application employs identity providers and authorization servers to manage user, device, and NPE identities, attributes, and access rights supporting authentication and authorization decisions in accordance with organization-defined identification and authentication policy using organization-defined mechanisms.

If the application does not employ identity providers and authorization servers to manage user, device, and NPE identities, attributes, and access rights supporting authentication and authorization decisions in accordance with organization-defined identification and authentication policy using organization-defined mechanisms, this is a finding.