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Annex A 5.17
Organizational
A.5.17 Authentication information
Authentication is strong and protected.
What good looks like
Strong passwords, MFA for privileged and remote access, secrets stored in a vault.
Evidence an auditor will ask for
Password policy, MFA coverage report, secrets manager screenshots.
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The Password Policy template gives you auditor-ready wording that fulfils Annex A 5.17. Preview the full document before you download the editable version.