# NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 IA-5(10) — Dynamic Credential Binding - Source: https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5/ia-5-10-dynamic-credential-binding - Section: [Compliance](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance) › [NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 Controls](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5) › IA — Identification and Authentication - Last updated: 2026-06-05 - Publisher: iCompaas, Inc. (https://www.icompaas.com) **NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5**·Control `IA-5(10)`·medium·Component: **Identification and Authentication** ## What this control requires > Control mandates binding identities and authenticators dynamically using organization-defined rules, enabling authentication without pre-provisioning by leveraging external mechanisms like smartcards and pre-established trust relationships. This control supports the IAM capability within the Identification and Authentication family. > > — NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5, Control IA-5(10) ### In plain English Control mandates binding identities and authenticators dynamically using organization-defined rules, enabling authentication without pre-provisioning by leveraging external mechanisms like smartcards and pre-established trust relationships. In practice, this means you can prove you dynamic management-level controls on a defined cadence. ## Why it matters SP 800-53 is the catalogue every U.S. federal authorisation (FedRAMP, FISMA, CMMC) and most regulated industries point at. A missing control surfaces as a Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M) item that an Authorizing Official must approve before the Authority To Operate is granted or renewed. ## What an auditor looks for A 3PAO (FedRAMP) or Independent Assessor (NIST RMF) tests against NIST SP 800-53A assessment procedures. For each control they expect a documented implementation that addresses every assessment objective (Examine, Interview, Test) and an implementation summary in the System Security Plan. Within **Identification and Authentication**, the assessor will trace your implementation back to the catalogue reference (Control IA-5(10)) and look for objective evidence on the latest two assessment cycles. ## How to implement #### Code Review Testing **Pipeline.** Require at least one human reviewer plus passing CI (lint, type, unit, security scan) before merge — protected branches enforce this. ### Operational checklist - **Dynamic.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence. - **Access.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence. - **Review.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence. - **Authentication.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence. - **Identity.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence. - **Scope:** management, authentication, organization, identity, review, capability, authenticators, identification. ## Evidence to collect - **Identity Scan.** IAM / IdP exports — Entra ID, Okta, IAM Identity Center, Workspace directory — showing accounts, roles, MFA state and last sign-in. Identity analytics (Okta, SailPoint, Access Analyzer) demonstrates least-privilege. Focus: Dynamic Credential Binding. ## How it maps to other frameworks Computed from shared tags, control component and key-operation subjects — handy when you are reconciling controls across an audit. - [**NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 3 3.5.5** — Identifier Management](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-171-rev-3/3-5-5-identifier-management) - [**CIS Controls v8 9.2** — Use DNS Filtering Services](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/cis-controls-v8/9-2-use-dns-filtering-services) - [**ISO/IEC 27001:2022 A.8.23** — Web filtering](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/iso-27001-2022/a-8-23-web-filtering) - [**ISO/IEC 27701:2025 A.3.8** — Identity management](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/iso-27701-2025/a-3-8-identity-management) - [**SOC 2 (2017 TSC) CC6.8** — Malicious Code Protection](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/soc-2-trust-services-criteria/cc6-8-malicious-code-protection) ## Related controls in NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 - [**Control IA-5(12)** — Biometric Authentication Performance](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5/ia-5-12-biometric-authentication-performance) - [**Control IA-4(5)** — Dynamic Management](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5/ia-4-5-dynamic-management) - [**Control IA-5** — Authenticator Management](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5/ia-5-authenticator-management) - [**Control IA-5(7)** — No Embedded Unencrypted Static Authenticators](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5/ia-5-7-no-embedded-unencrypted-static-authenticators) - [**Control IA-5(1)** — Password-Based Authentication](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5/ia-5-1-password-based-authentication) - [**Control IA-5(17)** — Presentation Attack Detection For Biometric Authenticators](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5/ia-5-17-presentation-attack-detection-for-biometric-authenticators) ## References - [NIST Computer Security Resource Center — NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5](https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/risk-management/sp800-53-controls) - Catalogue identifier: `Control IA-5(10)` Topics: identity accessidentity managementaccess reviewprivileged accesscode review testing ## Related compliance guidance - [NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5: a practical implementation guide for cloud teams](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5): Start with the full NIST SP 800-53 implementation guide — scope, roadmap, evidence and how the assessment runs. - [NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC: a practical guide to protecting CUI in the cloud](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-171-rev-3): If your obligation is protecting CUI in your own systems for a federal or defence contract, this derived subset — not the full catalogue — is the requirement. - [SOC 2 compliance: a practical implementation guide for cloud-native SaaS teams](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/soc-2-trust-services-criteria): Most commercial SaaS already hold a SOC 2 Type 2, and FedRAMP 20x Class A is designed for providers that have one.