← ISO 27001 · A.6 — People
A.6.5 — Responsibilities after termination or change of employment
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offboardingaccess-control
Requirement
Information security responsibilities and duties that remain valid after termination or change of employment shall be defined, enforced and communicated to relevant personnel and other interested parties.
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
terminationoffboardleaverresignationrole changeterminate
Required element 2 — any one of
returnrevokeremove accessconfidentiality continues
Supporting terms — specificity signals
checklistexit interviewasset returnsame daynda survives
Equivalent controls elsewhere
Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.
| Framework | Control | Title | Shared topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| SOC 2 | CC6.3 | Access modification and removal | access-control offboarding |
| 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 | CC6.2 | Registration and authorisation of new users | access-control |
| PCI DSS 4.0.1 | 7.2 | Access granted by least privilege and reviewed every six months | access-control |
| HIPAA | 164.308(a)(3)(ii)(A) | Authorisation and supervision (A) | access-control |