← ISO 27001 · A.8 — Technological
A.8.3 — Information access restriction
high
access-controldata-classification
Requirement
Access to information and other associated assets shall be restricted in accordance with the established topic-specific policy on access control.
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
restrictrestricted accessneed to knowauthorised usersauthorized users
Supporting terms — specificity signals
aclrow-leveltenant isolationscopeddeny by default
Equivalent controls elsewhere
Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.
| Framework | Control | Title | Shared topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPR | Art.9 | Special category data | data-classification |
| GDPR | Art.10 | Criminal convictions and offences data | data-classification |
| GDPR | Art.29 | Processing under the authority of the controller | access-control |
| CCPA/CPRA | 1798.100(e) & 1798.150 | Reasonable security procedures | access-control |
| CCPA/CPRA | 1798.121 | Right to limit use of sensitive personal information | data-classification |
| SOC 2 | CC6.2 | Registration and authorisation of new users | access-control |
| SOC 2 | C1.1 | Identification and protection of confidential information | data-classification |
| PCI DSS 4.0.1 | 3.4 | PAN is masked when displayed and protected from copying | data-classification |