AC.L2-3.1.16—Wireless Access Authorization
Level 2
800-171: 3.1.16
>Control Description
Authorize wireless access prior to allowing such connections.
>Cross-Framework Mappings
>Assessment Interview Topics
Questions assessors commonly ask
Process & Governance:
- •What is your wireless access policy and authorization process?
- •How do you govern who can approve wireless access requests?
- •What standards or frameworks guide your wireless security implementation?
- •How often do you review authorized wireless devices and connections?
Technical Implementation:
- •What technical mechanisms authorize wireless access (802.1X, MAC filtering)?
- •How is wireless authentication integrated with identity management?
- •What technologies enforce wireless access authorization?
- •How do you detect unauthorized wireless access points or connections?
- •What tools monitor authorized wireless connections?
Evidence & Documentation:
- •What documentation demonstrates your access control policies and procedures?
- •What access control matrices or permissions documentation can you provide?
- •What access request and approval records can you show?
- •What access review documentation demonstrates periodic reviews?
- •What audit logs demonstrate access control enforcement?
- •What screenshots or configuration exports show access control settings?
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