Identity Security Assessment Checklist

Organization: ___________________________ Date: ___________________________

Assessor: ___________________________

This checklist provides a comprehensive framework for assessing your organization's identity security posture. Use it to identify gaps and prioritize improvements.

1. Access Control Management

Review and document all user access controls and permissions

Verify implementation of least privilege principle

Check for dormant or unused accounts

Assess role-based access control (RBAC) implementation

2. Authentication Mechanisms

Evaluate password policies and complexity requirements

Review Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) deployment

Check for single sign-on (SSO) implementation

Assess biometric authentication options

3. Identity Lifecycle Management

Review user onboarding processes

Verify offboarding procedures for terminated employees

Check for automated account provisioning

Assess identity governance and administration

4. Monitoring and Auditing

Review logging and monitoring of identity events

Check for real-time alerting on suspicious activities

Assess audit trail completeness and retention

Verify compliance with regulatory requirements

5. Risk Assessment

Identify high-risk user accounts and roles

Review privileged account management

Assess third-party access controls

Evaluate incident response capabilities

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