{"id":1183,"date":"2024-07-17T16:53:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T16:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/?page_id=1183"},"modified":"2026-09-02T19:10:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T19:10:45","slug":"ia-1-identification-and-authentication-policy-and-procedures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/identification-and-authentication-ia\/ia-1-identification-and-authentication-policy-and-procedures\/","title":{"rendered":"IA-1: Identification and Authentication \u2013 Policy and Procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">IA-1: Identification and Authentication \u2013 Policy and Procedures<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.294), 16px);\"><strong>NIST Baseline: &nbsp;<\/strong>Low&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.294), 16px);\"><strong>DIR Required By: &nbsp;<\/strong>07\/20\/2023&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.294), 16px);\"><strong>Review Date: \u00a0<\/strong>09\/02\/2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-tarleton-purple-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-tarleton-purple-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Purpose &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Identification and Authentication Policy and associated controls describe the requirements for identifying users and protecting access to information resources.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-tarleton-purple-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-tarleton-purple-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Scope and Roles &#8211;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This policy applies to information resources owned or managed by the Tarleton State University (Tarleton).&nbsp; The intended audience includes the Tarleton Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), and information resource owners and custodians.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-tarleton-purple-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-tarleton-purple-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Compliance &#8211;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Identification and Authentication controls are implemented to ensure compliance with the Texas Cyber Command (TXCC) as required by Title 1 Texas Administrative Code\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com\/rules-and-meetings?$locale=en_US&amp;interface=VIEW_TAC_SUMMARY&amp;queryAsDate=08%2F25%2F2026&amp;recordId=228882\">\u00a7477.74<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com\/rules-and-meetings?$locale=en_US&amp;interface=VIEW_TAC_SUMMARY&amp;queryAsDate=08%2F24%2F2026&amp;recordId=228884\">\u00a7477.76<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dir.texas.gov\/resource-library-item\/security-controls-standards-catalog\">Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Security Control Standards Catalog<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.tamus.edu\/29-01-03.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas A&amp;M University System Regulation 29.01.03, Information Security<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-tarleton-purple-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-tarleton-purple-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Implementation &#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list its-nested-list\">\n<li>The Tarleton CISO, in coordination with information resource owners and custodians, shall develop, document, and disseminate to units a set of controls that addresses the Identification and Authentication for information resources. These controls should:&nbsp;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Address purpose, scope, roles, responsibilities, management commitment, coordination among organizational entities, and compliance; and&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be consistent with applicable laws, executive orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, and guidelines.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The CISO, or their designee, shall review and update the Identification and Authentication controls as necessary.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tarleton will assign a unique identifier for identification and develop authentication for each individual with a business, research, or educational need to access university information resources.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Precise implementation for information resource access, identification, and authentication are highlighted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/access-control-ac\/ac-2-account-management\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1954\">Control AC-2, Account Management<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/identification-and-authentication-ia\/ia-2-identification-and-authentication-organizational-users\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1187\">Control IA-2, Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)<\/a>; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/identification-and-authentication-ia\/ia-4-identifier-management\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1193\">Control IA-4, Identifier Management<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-tarleton-purple-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-tarleton-purple-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">References\/Additional Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com\/rules-and-meetings?$locale=en_US&amp;interface=VIEW_TAC_SUMMARY&amp;queryAsDate=08%2F25%2F2026&amp;recordId=228882\">1 TAC \u00a7477.74<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com\/rules-and-meetings?$locale=en_US&amp;interface=VIEW_TAC_SUMMARY&amp;queryAsDate=08%2F24%2F2026&amp;recordId=228884\">1 TAC \u00a7477.76<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IA-1: Identification and Authentication \u2013 Policy and Procedures NIST Baseline: &nbsp;Low&nbsp; DIR Required By: &nbsp;07\/20\/2023&nbsp; Review Date: \u00a009\/02\/2026 Purpose &#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Identification and Authentication Policy and associated controls describe the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":580,"parent":1399,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1183","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/author\/brian-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3\/","display_name":"brian"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 2 years ago","modified":"Updated 7 days ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on July 17, 2024","modified":"Updated on September 2, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on July 17, 2024 4:53 pm","modified":"Updated on September 2, 2026 7:10 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1183"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2826,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1183\/revisions\/2826"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}