Phishing-resistant authentication

Phishing-resistant authentication Requirements and security baseline

Baseline alignment. Authentication and access safeguards selected for the agreed CIS IG. CIS IGs

• Relying-party-bound authentication: scope, supported systems and accountable owners
• Controlled enrollment: approved settings, access and dependencies
• Recovery and fallback governance: acceptance criteria, retention and exceptions

Phishing-resistant authentication Deployment and control mapping

• Scope and ownership: Requirements for authentication methods that resist fraudulent sign-in destinations, with application compatibility, enrollment and recovery to be confirmed.
• Approved rollout and acceptance: Controlled pilot covering relying-party-bound authentication and controlled enrollment; acceptance test: confirm an in-scope application requires the selected method, test that an unapproved fallback is denied and validate the approved recovery route.
• Applicable requirements mapped to configuration, validation evidence and approved exceptions

Phishing-resistant authentication Client and user guide

• Using relying-party-bound authentication within the approved service scope
• Recognizing failures and reporting a support request
• User responsibilities, access limits and service acceptance

Phishing-resistant authentication Technician training outline

• Relying-party-bound authentication: records, configuration and diagnostic checks
• Controlled enrollment: authorized administration and exception handling
• Recovery and fallback governance: validation, evidence and service handoff

Phishing-resistant authentication RDA technician workflow

• Identify and assess the requirement; plan the scope, accountable owner and required approvals
• Implement and verify: Confirm an in-scope application requires the selected method, test that an unapproved fallback is denied and validate the approved recovery route.
• Document the configuration and result; hand off operation, review exceptions and plan lifecycle changes

Phishing-resistant authentication Portal and access training

• Named operators, role boundaries and multifactor access where supported
• Service identities, protected credentials and emergency access
• Access approval, periodic review and removal

Phishing-resistant authentication Training module template

• Learning objectives and prerequisites: relying-party-bound authentication: records, configuration and diagnostic checks
• Authorized practical exercise: Confirm an in-scope application requires the selected method, test that an unapproved fallback is denied and validate the approved recovery route.
• Knowledge check, observed result and instructor or responsible-owner sign-off

Phishing-resistant authentication Basic installation and acceptance

• Approved platform, owner, permissions and prerequisite checks
• Controlled pilot covering relying-party-bound authentication and controlled enrollment
• Acceptance test: Confirm an in-scope application requires the selected method, test that an unapproved fallback is denied and validate the approved recovery route.

Phishing-resistant authentication Advanced deployment and changes

• Extend relying-party-bound authentication to additional approved scope
• Change controlled enrollment with impact review and rollback
• Validate recovery and fallback governance after an approved change

Phishing-resistant authentication Technical configuration and integrations

• Relying-party-bound authentication: configuration and dependency records
• Controlled enrollment: supported interfaces and permission boundaries
• Recovery and fallback governance: diagnostic collection, retention and evidence export

Phishing-resistant authentication Operational audit and checklist

• Coverage and operating checks: relying-party-bound authentication: coverage, health and unresolved exceptions
• Evidence sample: selected method, supported applications and enrollment coverage; required-method, denied-fallback and approved recovery tests
• Review date and owner; pass or fail, exceptions, corrective action and retest evidence

Phishing-resistant authentication Tabletop exercises

• A required dependency or responsible provider becomes unavailable
• An access or configuration change interrupts the service
• Reported success conflicts with the observed business result

Phishing-resistant authentication Response playbook

• Assess the affected scope, evidence and business impact
• Authorize corrective action, escalation or rollback
• Verify service recovery, retain evidence and update the baseline

Phishing-resistant authentication Operational runbooks

• Validate relying-party-bound authentication against the approved design
• Investigate a failure affecting controlled enrollment
• Collect recovery and fallback governance evidence and confirm service acceptance

Phishing-resistant authentication Evaluation and lifecycle review

Selection and fit. Compare viable options against the business need, security requirements, existing systems and full operating cost. Record the reasons for the selection, the tradeoffs accepted and the conditions that would prompt a different choice.

Keeping the choice current. Follow supplier notices between scheduled reviews and reassess before renewal or a material change. Check ownership changes, renamed or retired products, subscription and licensing terms, pricing, capabilities and support commitments. Record the effect on security, data handling, integrations and service continuity. Assign an owner to approve adjustments or plan a transition, including data export and removal of access.

• Measured service outcome and practical acceptance results
• Supported scope, access, evidence availability and dependencies
• Licensing or provider terms, maintenance effort and lifecycle cost