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IA-05(16) In-person or Trusted External Party Authenticator Issuance

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.2.0 against 5.2.0
All changes in this version
unchanged IA part of IA-5

Title

In-person or Trusted External Party Authenticator Issuance

Control

Require that the issuance of [Assignment: types of and/or specific authenticators] be conducted [Selection: in person; by a trusted external party] before [Assignment: registration authority] with authorization by [Assignment: personnel or roles].

Discussion

Issuing authenticators in person or by a trusted external party enhances and reinforces the trustworthiness of the identity proofing process.

Parameters

ia-05.16_odp.01: types of and/or specific authenticators
ia-05.16_odp.02: [in person; by a trusted external party]
ia-05.16_odp.03: registration authority
ia-05.16_odp.04: personnel or roles

Related controls

ia-12

Assessment objective

IA-05(16) the issuance of [Assignment: types of and/or specific authenticators] is required to be conducted [Selection: in person; by a trusted external party] before [Assignment: registration authority] with authorization by [Assignment: personnel or roles].

STIG rules that implement this control 0

No followed STIG rule cites a CCI indexed to this control (CCI list 2026-07-14).