NIST 800-53 template · NIST SP 800-53 control families
Identification & Authentication Policy (IA Family)
Defines requirements for identifying and authenticating users, devices, and services, aligned with NIST SP 800-53 IA control family. Written for your company, citing the controls below.
- Sections
- 7
- Controls cited
- 8
- Formats
- PDF, Word
- Shelf
- 10 NIST 800-53documents in all
No card needed to start.
NIST 800-537 sections
Identification & Authentication Policy (IA Family)Defines requirements for identifying and authenticating users, devices, and services, aligned with NIST SP 800-53 IA control family.
- Cites
- IA-1, SOC 2 CC6.1, SOC 2 CC6.2 and 5 more
- Formats
- PDF and Word
NIST 800-53 shelf
Sections
Each written around your company: your tools, your roles, your review dates.
- Purpose and Scope
- User Identification
- Multi-Factor Authentication
- Authenticator Management
- Device and Service Identification
- Identity Proofing
- Re-Authentication Requirements
Controls it cites
The NIST 800-53 controls first, then the matching controls in other frameworks.
- IA-1Identification and AuthenticationNIST 800-53
- SOC 2 CC6.1Logical & Physical Access: Security SoftwareSOC 2
- SOC 2 CC6.2Logical & Physical Access: CredentialsSOC 2
- ISO A.8.5Secure AuthenticationISO 27001
- HIPAA §164.312(d)Person or Entity AuthenticationHIPAA
- PCI DSS Req. 8Identify Users & AuthenticatePCI DSS
- CSF PR.AA-1Identity ManagementNIST CSF
- NIS2 Art. 21.2jAccess ControlNIS2
- NIST 800-538 sections
Incident Response Policy (IR Family)
CitesIR-1 SOC 2 CC7.3 SOC 2 CC7.4 +7 +8PDF · WordCites IR-1, Incident Response (NIST 800-53); SOC 2 CC7.3, System Operations: Incident Response (SOC 2); SOC 2 CC7.4, System Operations: Incident Handling (SOC 2), and 7 more. - NIST 800-537 sections
System & Communications Protection Policy (SC Family)
CitesSC-1 SOC 2 CC6.6 SOC 2 CC6.7 +9 +10PDF · WordCites SC-1, System and Communications (NIST 800-53); SOC 2 CC6.6, Logical & Physical Access: External Threats (SOC 2); SOC 2 CC6.7, Logical & Physical Access: Transmission Security (SOC 2), and 9 more. - NIST 800-538 sections
Risk Assessment Policy (RA Family)
CitesRA-1 SOC 2 CC3.1 SOC 2 CC3.2 +7 +8PDF · WordCites RA-1, Risk Assessment (NIST 800-53); SOC 2 CC3.1, COSO Principle 6: Risk Objectives (SOC 2); SOC 2 CC3.2, COSO Principle 7: Risk Identification (SOC 2), and 7 more. - NIST 800-538 sections
Personnel Security Policy (PS Family)
CitesAT-1 SOC 2 CC1.4 SOC 2 CC1.5 +7 +8PDF · WordCites AT-1, Security Awareness Training (NIST 800-53); SOC 2 CC1.4, COSO Principle 4: Competence Commitment (SOC 2); SOC 2 CC1.5, COSO Principle 5: Accountability (SOC 2), and 7 more. - NIST 800-538 sections
Access Control Policy (AC Family)
CitesAC-1 SOC 2 CC6.1 SOC 2 CC6.2 +7 +8PDF · WordCites AC-1, Access Control Policy (NIST 800-53); SOC 2 CC6.1, Logical & Physical Access: Security Software (SOC 2); SOC 2 CC6.2, Logical & Physical Access: Credentials (SOC 2), and 7 more. - NIST 800-538 sections
Audit & Accountability Policy (AU Family)
CitesAU-1 SOC 2 CC7.1 SOC 2 CC7.2 +6 +7PDF · WordCites AU-1, Audit and Accountability (NIST 800-53); SOC 2 CC7.1, System Operations: Detection Mechanisms (SOC 2); SOC 2 CC7.2, System Operations: Monitoring (SOC 2), and 6 more.
NIST 800-53 on its own
- Documents
- 10
- Plan
- Growth
- Price
- $199 a month or $1,990 a year
Growth also covers HIPAA, so NIST 800-53 + HIPAA stays at $199 a month. Two frameworks besides HIPAA need Scale.
Your first policy is free. No card needed to start.