Master NIST SP 800-53 Access Controls with Zero Standing Privileges
Meet NIST 800-53 controls so seamlessly, your team won't even notice they've lost admin privileges
Comprehensive NIST CSF 2.0 Support with Admin By Request
Primary Control Family
AC
Access Control
Admin By Request enforces least privilege by removing standing local admin rights, enabling just-in-time access with approval workflows, session limits, and logging.
This directly supports AC controls like:
- AC-1 (Policy and Procedures)
- AC-2 (Account Management)
- AC-5 (Separation of Duties)
- AC-6 (Least Privilege)
- AC-17 (Remote Access)
AU
Audit and Accountability
Our platform logs all elevation requests, approvals, session activity, and remote access events, providing the full audit rail needed to meet AU controls such as:
- AU-2 (Audit Events)
- AU-3 (Content of Audit Records)
- AU-6 (Audit Review, Analysis, and Reporting)
- AU-12 (Audit Generation)
IA
Identification and Authentication
Admin By Request supports identity validation through SSO, MFA, and session authentication, reducing the risk of unauthorized access.
Relevant IA controls include:
- IA-2 (User Identification and Authentication)
- IA-4 (Identifier Management)
- IA-5 (Authenticator Management)
Secondary Control Family
SC
System and Communications Protection
Our platform helps secure endpoint communication channels during remote sessions and ensures privilege access doesn’t expose systems to attack.
Relevant SC controls include:
- SC-7 (Boundary Protection)
- SC-12 (Cryptographic Protection)
- SC-28 (Protection of Information at Rest)
IR
Incident Response
By logging detailed access activity and restricting privileged access, Admin By Request gives security teams visibility and containment tools useful during incident response:
- IR-4 (Incident Handling)
- IR-5 (Incident Monitoring)
- IR-6 (Incident Reporting)
- AU-12 (Audit Generation)
SI
System and Information Integrity
By reducing privilege abuse and monitoring high-risk activity, our platform helps detect anomalies and supports integrity-focused controls like:
- SI-4 (System Monitoring)
- SI-7 (Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity)
Reporting Capabilities
The audit and reporting tools allow you to extract anything in real-time, such as a graphical representation of the requests and elevations happening – as they happen. Admin By Request’s management tools put you in the front seat of the whole operation.
Device Location
See where all of your devices are on a scalable Google Map. Click for detailed info on each device.
Inventory
Get extensive details on hardware, software, local admins, events, and more for each endpoint.
Activity
Tracked activity includes API, Login, and SCIM activity, mobile app usage, and a settings changelog.
New Devices
At a glance, see which devices have recently installed Admin By Request software.
Local admins
Track and manage your local administrators from a central, birds-eye-view point.
Elevated apps
Use the Auditlog to see which apps have been elevated, by who, and when.
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What is Compliance by Design?
Rather than retrofitting security solutions to meet audit requirements, forward-thinking organizations are building their IT infrastructure with compliance as the foundation. This proactive approach eliminates the costly scramble of implementing disconnected point solutions when audit deadlines loom, instead creating integrated systems where security controls naturally align with regulatory frameworks from day one. By Designing infrastructure around compliance requirements companies achieve stronger security posture and audit readiness as inherent qualities of their systems, not afterthoughts.
How Can Privileged Access Management Help You with NIST SP 800-53 Compliance?
The NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-53 is an American framework which provides security and privacy controls for information systems and organizations to protect organizational operations and assets, individuals, and other organizations from a diverse set of threats and risks, including hostile attacks, human errors, natural disasters, structural failures, foreign intelligence entities, and privacy risks.
Easy Integration
Admin By Request integrates with Windows, macOS, and hybrid cloud environments without requiring major infrastructure changes. This enables organizations to enhance access control (AC) and system configuration (CM) processes without disrupting daily operations.
Enhanced Security
Control privileged access through just-in-time elevation, approval workflows, and session time limits. Admin By Request enforces least privilege (AC-6), monitors privileged activity (AU-2), and helps protect sensitive systems from unauthorized use or escalation (SC-7, AC-17).
Simple Implementation
Deploy and manage granular access policies at scale using built-in automations. Admin By Request simplifies implementation of secure configurations (CM-6) and user role enforcement (AC-2), reducing manual overhead while maintaining policy consistency.
Compliance Support
Generate comprehensive logs, reports, and dashboards aligned with NIST SP 800-53 audit and accountability controls (AU-6, AU-12). Admin By Request provides verifiable evidence of control implementation, access requests, and policy enforcement for internal and external assessments.
Credential Protection
Eliminate the use of shared administrator accounts and unsecured credentials (IA-2, IA-5). Admin By Request issues secure time-limited privilege elevation and remote sessions with full authentication and logging, reducing identity0based threats.
Reduced Attack Surface
By removing standing privileges and securing remote access pathways, Admin By Request supports continuous protection strategies mapped to access enforcement (AC-3), boundary protection (SC-7), and privileged access management (AC-5), reducing the likelihood of unauthorized access and system compromise.
