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IA-1 Identification and Authentication Policy and Procedures

Description​

Identification, Authentication, and Authorization are controls to facilitate access and to protect university information resources and data.

Applicability​

  • This Control applies to all Texas A&M information resources. The intended audience for this Control includes all owners, managers, system administrators, and university users of information resources.

Implementation​

  • 1 - Texas A&M University will assign a unique identifier for identification and develop authentication for each individual who has a business, research, or educational need to access university information resources.
  • 2 - Precise implementation for information resource access, identification, and authentication are highlighted in Controls:
    • AC-2 Access Management;
    • IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users); and
    • IA-4 Identifier Management.