# NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-2(1) — Interfaces For Non-Privileged Users - Source: https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5/sc-2-1-interfaces-for-non-privileged-users - 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) › SC — System and Communications Protection - Last updated: 2026-06-05 - Publisher: iCompaas, Inc. (https://www.icompaas.com) **NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5**·Control `SC-2(1)`·high·Component: **System and Communications Protection** ## What this control requires > Prevent the presentation of system management functionality at interfaces to non-privileged users. Avoid exposing administrative options, including greyed-out elements, until users establish sessions with administrator privileges. This control supports the Non-Privileged Interface Restriction Protocol capability within the System and Communications Protection family. > > — NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5, Control SC-2(1) ### In plain English Prevent the presentation of system management functionality at interfaces to non-privileged users. In practice, this means you can prove you access 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. This control is rated **high**. Auditors expect a named owner, a remediation SLA, and a tooling artefact that evidences continuous operation. ## 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 **System and Communications Protection**, the assessor will trace your implementation back to the catalogue reference (Control SC-2(1)) and look for objective evidence on the latest two assessment cycles. ## How to implement 1. Write a short policy stating intent, scope and named owner. 2. Encode it as a platform guardrail — SCP, Azure Policy initiative, Organisation Policy, or repository policy. 3. Wire a monitoring signal that catches drift (CSPM rule, SIEM rule, scheduled query, Workspace alert) and ticket it. 4. Review on a documented cadence and capture the review in the risk register or compliance tracker. ### Operational checklist - **Access.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence. - **Review.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence. - **Protection.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence. - **System.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence. - **Identity.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence. - **Scope:** management, system, protection, identity, functionality, review, capability, privileges. ## 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: Interfaces For Non-Privileged Users. ## 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 3.13.4** — Information in Shared System Resources](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-171-rev-3/3-13-4-information-in-shared-system-resources) - [**CIS Controls v8 14.9** — Conduct Role-Specific Security Awareness and Skills Training](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/cis-controls-v8/14-9-conduct-role-specific-security-awareness-and-skills-training) - [**SOC 2 (2017 TSC) CC6.2** — Access Provisioning](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/soc-2-trust-services-criteria/cc6-2-access-provisioning) - [**ISO/IEC 27001:2022 A.8.2** — Privileged access rights](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/iso-27001-2022/a-8-2-privileged-access-rights) - [**ISO/IEC 27701:2025 A.3.8** — Identity management](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/iso-27701-2025/a-3-8-identity-management) ## Related controls in NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 - [**Control SC-7(15)** — Networked Privileged Accesses](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5/sc-7-15-networked-privileged-accesses) - [**Control SC-7(3)** — Access Points](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5/sc-7-3-access-points) - [**Control SC-23** — Session Authenticity](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5/sc-23-session-authenticity) - [**Control SC-4** — Information In Shared System Resources](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5/sc-4-information-in-shared-system-resources) - [**Control SC-2** — Separation Of System And User Functionality](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5/sc-2-separation-of-system-and-user-functionality) - [**Control SC-32(1)** — Separate Physical Domains For Privileged Functions](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5/sc-32-1-separate-physical-domains-for-privileged-functions) ## 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 SC-2(1)` Topics: privileged accessidentity managementaccess review ## 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.