← ISO 27001 · A.5 — Organisational
A.5.16 — Identity management
high
access-controlonboardingoffboarding
Requirement
The full life cycle of identities shall be managed, from creation through modification to removal.
What the engine looks for
Every group below must be satisfied — by an affirmative statement, not a plan, a hedge or a denial — for the control to count as covered. A term ending in … matches any word it begins. Supporting terms do not change the verdict — they raise confidence and distinguish a policy that names a mechanism from one that gestures at a category.
Required element 1 — any one of
identityaccount
Required element 2 — any one of
lifecycleprovisioningdeprovisionjoinerleavercreateremoveprovision
Supporting terms — specificity signals
unique identifierno shared accountsservice accountscimdirectoryidp
Equivalent controls elsewhere
Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.
| Framework | Control | Title | Shared topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | CC6.2 | Registration and authorisation of new users | access-control onboarding |
| SOC 2 | CC6.3 | Access modification and removal | access-control offboarding |
| PCI DSS 4.0.1 | 8.2 | Unique IDs and user account lifecycle | access-control offboarding |
| HIPAA | 164.308(a)(3)(ii)(C) | Termination procedures (A) | offboarding access-control |
| GDPR | Art.5(1)(f) | Integrity and confidentiality | access-control |
| GDPR | Art.29 | Processing under the authority of the controller | access-control |
| CCPA/CPRA | 1798.100(e) & 1798.150 | Reasonable security procedures | access-control |
| SOC 2 | CC5.2 | Technology general controls | access-control |