# AC-02 (03) Disable Accounts — NIST 800-53 Rev5 control

> FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026 v2026.07.14.01 · updated 2026-07-14
> Canonical page: /control/ac-2.3

Canonical id: `ac-2.3` · family `AC`

> Disable accounts within [time period] when the accounts: (a) Have expired; (b) Are no longer associated with a user or individual; (c) Are in violation of organizational policy; or (d) Have been inactive for [time period].

_Control title and statement: NIST SP 800-53 Rev5 catalog (the pinned commit is in `/api` under `control_text`). The FedRAMP rules reference these controls by id only; everything below is what FedRAMP says about this id._

## Rev5 baseline membership

- certification class C (in the annual independent assessment)
- certification class D (in the annual independent assessment)

## Key Security Indicators that reach it

- `KSI-IAM-AAM` — Automating Account Management (Identity and Access Management)
  The lifecycle and privileges of all accounts, roles, and groups are securely managed using automation.
- `KSI-IAM-JIT` — Authorizing Just-in-Time (Identity and Access Management)
  A least-privileged, role and attribute-based, and just-in-time security authorization model is used and persistently reviewed for all user and non-user accounts and services.
- `KSI-IAM-SUS` — Responding to Suspicious Activity (Identity and Access Management)
  Accounts with privileged access are disabled or otherwise secured in response to suspicious activity.

## FedRAMP guidance

_No FedRAMP-specific guidance attaches to this control._

## Annual independent assessment

In the annual assessment subset for class C, D.