# AC-06 (01) Authorize Access to Security Functions — NIST 800-53 Rev5 control

> FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026 v2026.07.14.01 · updated 2026-07-14
> Canonical page: /control/ac-6.1

Canonical id: `ac-6.1` · family `AC`

> Authorize access for [individuals and roles] to: (a) [organization-defined security functions (deployed in hardware, software, and firmware)]; and (b) [security-relevant information].

_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
- certification class D

## Key Security Indicators that reach it

- `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.

## FedRAMP guidance

{
  "parameters": [
    {
      "parameterId": "ac-06.01_odp.02",
      "value": "all functions not publicly accessible"
    },
    {
      "parameterId": "ac-06.01_odp.05",
      "value": "all security-relevant information not publicly available"
    }
  ]
}