# IA-03 Device Identification and Authentication — NIST 800-53 Rev5 control

> FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026 v2026.07.14.01 · updated 2026-07-14
> Canonical page: /control/ia-3

Canonical id: `ia-3` · family `IA`

> Uniquely identify and authenticate [devices and/or types of devices] before establishing a [assignment] connection.

_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-ELP` — Ensuring Least Privilege (Identity and Access Management)
  Identity and access management measures are used and persistently reviewed to ensure each user or device can only access the resources they need.
- `KSI-IAM-SNU` — Securing Non-User Authentication (Identity and Access Management)
  Appropriately secure authentication methods are used and persistently reviewed for non-user accounts and services.

## FedRAMP guidance

_No FedRAMP-specific guidance attaches to this control._