Transaction & Function Control

What it means, in context

Organizations may choose to define access privileges or other attributes by account, by type of account, or a combination of both. System account types include individual, shared, group, system, anonymous, guest, emergency, developer, manufacturer, vendor, and temporary . Other attributes required for authorizing access include restrictions on time-of-day, day-of- week, and point- of-origin. In defining other account attributes, organizations consider system-related requirements (e.g., system upgrades scheduled maintenance,) and mission or business requirements, (e.g., time zone differences, customer requirements, remote access to support travel requirements).

Limit users to only the information systems, roles, or applications they are permitted to use and are needed for their roles and responsibilities. L imit access to applications and data based on the authorized users’ roles and responsibilities. Common types of functions a user can be assigned are create, read, update, and delete. Example Your team manages DoD contracts for your company. Members of your team need to access the contract information to perform their work properly. Because some of that data contains CUI, you work wit h IT to set up your group ’s systems so that users can be assigned access based on their specific roles [a]. Each role limits whether an employee has read-access or create/read/delete/update -access [b]. Implementing this access control restricts access to CUI information unless specifically authorized. Potential Assessment Considerations • Are access control lists used to limit access to applications and data based on role and/or identity [a]? • Is access for authorized users restricted to those parts of the system they are explicitly permitted to use (e.g., a person who only performs word -processing cannot access developer tools) [b]?