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7.2 — Access granted by least privilege and reviewed every six months
Requirement
Access to system components and cardholder data is defined and assigned by job classification and function, on least privilege; privileged access is limited to what is required; and all user accounts and their access privileges are reviewed at least once every six months.
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.
Finding any of these outranks coverage — a policy that admits the gap is worse than silence.
Equivalent controls elsewhere
Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.
| Framework | Control | Title | Shared topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 27001 | A.5.18 | Access rights review | access-review access-control |
| HIPAA | 164.308(a)(4)(ii)(C) | Access establishment and modification (A) | access-review access-control |
| GLBA | 314.4(c)(1) | Access controls on customer information | access-control access-review |
| SOC 2 | CC6.3 | Access modification and removal | access-control access-review |
| 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 |
| ISO 27001 | A.5.3 | Segregation of duties | access-control |