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8.2 — Unique IDs and user account lifecycle

high access-controloffboarding

Requirement

Every user is assigned a unique ID; group, shared or generic accounts are used only when necessary on an exception basis; access for terminated users is revoked immediately; and inactive accounts are removed or disabled within 90 days.

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

unique idunique idsunique userindividual accountindividual accountsnamed accountnamed accountsunique account

Required element 2 — any one of

terminat…revokerevokedinactive90 daysdisabledshared accountgeneric accountleaver

Supporting terms — specificity signals

8.2.18.2.28.2.58.2.6exceptionimmediately

Contradiction markers

Finding any of these outranks coverage — a policy that admits the gap is worse than silence.

we use shared accounts shared accounts are used for shared logins are used staff share a login staff share accounts generic accounts are used for

Equivalent controls elsewhere

Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.

Framework	Control	Title	Shared topics
ISO 27001	A.6.5	Responsibilities after termination or change of employment	offboarding access-control
HIPAA	164.308(a)(3)(ii)(C)	Termination procedures (A)	offboarding access-control
SOC 2	CC6.3	Access modification and removal	access-control offboarding
ISO 27001	A.5.16	Identity management	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
ISO 27001	A.5.3	Segregation of duties	access-control