← PCI DSS 4.0.1 · Req 8 — Identify and authenticate
8.4 — Multi-factor authentication into the CDE and for remote access
Requirement
Multi-factor authentication is implemented for all non-console access into the cardholder data environment (including administrators), and for all remote network access originating from outside the entity's network.
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.5.17 | Authentication information | authentication mfa |
| ISO 27001 | A.8.5 | Secure authentication | authentication mfa |
| HIPAA | 164.312(d) | Person or entity authentication (R) | authentication mfa |
| GLBA | 314.4(c)(5) | Multi-factor authentication for any individual accessing information systems | mfa authentication |
| NIST CSF 2.0 | PR.AA-03 | Users, services and hardware are authenticated | authentication mfa |
| ISO 27001 | A.5.15 | Access control | authentication |
| HIPAA | 164.312(a)(1) | Access control — unique identification and emergency access (R/A) | authentication |
| NIST CSF 2.0 | PR.AA-01 | Identities and credentials are managed | authentication |