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IA-04(04) Identify User Status

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.1.1+u4
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Title

Identify User Status

Control

Manage individual identifiers by uniquely identifying each individual as [Assignment: characteristics].

Discussion

Characteristics that identify the status of individuals include contractors, foreign nationals, and non-organizational users. Identifying the status of individuals by these characteristics provides additional information about the people with whom organizational personnel are communicating. For example, it might be useful for a government employee to know that one of the individuals on an email message is a contractor.

Parameters

ia-04.04_odp: characteristics

Assessment objective

IA-04(04) individual identifiers are managed by uniquely identifying each individual as [Assignment: characteristics].

STIG rules that implement this control 0

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