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Authentication Policy Generator

Generate a complete authentication and access policy document — covering MFA, Conditional Access, privileged access, SSO, and session management — from a Baseline, Regulated Industry, or Zero Trust preset.

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Start from a preset

Configure requirements

Require MFA for all users

Enforced without exception, including remote access.

Require phishing-resistant MFA for admins

Hardware key or platform authenticator for high-value accounts.

Block legacy authentication protocols

Protocols that bypass MFA enforcement entirely.

Require context-aware access control

Conditional Access or equivalent, not credentials alone.

Require compliant device for sensitive apps

Managed/compliant device as an additional grant control.

Require just-in-time privileged access

Time-boxed activation rather than standing admin privilege.

Require SSO where available

For all applications that support it.

Disable local password fallback after SSO

Closes the bypass path around centralized policy.

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Authentication and Access Policy

Informed by HIPAA Security Rule and PCI DSS Requirement 8

1. Purpose

This policy establishes [Organization Name]'s requirements for authenticating and authorizing access to information systems, covering multi-factor authentication, context-aware access control, privileged access, and session management, aligned with Informed by HIPAA Security Rule and PCI DSS Requirement 8.

2. Multi-Factor Authentication

Multi-factor authentication is required for all user accounts without exception, including remote access and any access originating from outside the organization's network.

Administrative and other high-value accounts are required to use phishing-resistant authentication methods (hardware security key or platform authenticator/passkey) rather than code-based methods.

Legacy authentication protocols that do not support multi-factor authentication are blocked entirely.

3. Context-Aware Access Control

Access decisions are evaluated using context-aware policy (Conditional Access or equivalent) accounting for sign-in risk, device compliance, and location, not credentials alone.

Access to sensitive applications additionally requires a compliant or managed device.

  • Break-glass accounts: 2, excluded from context-aware access policy, secured with strong unique credentials, and actively monitored.
  • New or modified context-aware access policies must be tested in report-only (non-enforcing) mode before enforcement.

4. Privileged Access

Administrative role assignments use just-in-time activation, requiring justification and, for the highest-risk roles, approval, rather than standing permanent privilege.

Standing privileged role assignments, and service account privilege scope, are reviewed at least quarterly.

5. Single Sign-On

Single Sign-On is required for all business applications that support it, centralizing authentication policy enforcement.

Local password fallback is disabled for any application once SSO is confirmed working, closing the bypass path around centralized policy.

6. Session Management

Session tokens for sensitive applications expire after 12 hours, after which re-authentication is required. Sessions may be explicitly revoked as part of incident response or offboarding.

7. Enforcement and Review

This policy is technically enforced through [Organization Name]'s identity platform and reviewed at least annually, or upon a significant change to applicable regulatory requirements, referenced guidance, or a security incident. Last generated: October 8, 2026.

8. References

  • Informed by HIPAA Security Rule and PCI DSS Requirement 8
  • IT KORR Knowledge Center — Identity & Access Management: /knowledge-center/cybersecurity/identity-access-management

This document is a starting-point template, not legal or compliance advice. Review it against your organization's actual systems before adoption.

Choosing A Preset

All three presets require MFA for every user, block legacy authentication, require SSO wherever available and keep two break-glass accounts. These are the controls where they diverge.

What each preset actually enforces

Baseline

A reasonable minimum identity security posture for any organization.

Phishing-resistant MFA for admins
Not required — standard MFA accepted
Conditional Access
Not applied
Compliant device for sensitive apps
Not required
Just-in-time privileged access
Not required — standing admin rights permitted
Session lifetime
24 hours
SSO local fallback
Permitted

Regulated Industry

Stricter posture for organizations in HIPAA, PCI DSS, or similar regulated environments.

Phishing-resistant MFA for admins
Required
Conditional Access
Required
Compliant device for sensitive apps
Required
Just-in-time privileged access
Required — standing admin rights removed
Session lifetime
12 hours
SSO local fallback
Disabled

Zero Trust

The strictest baseline — every access decision evaluated on context, minimal standing privilege.

Phishing-resistant MFA for admins
Required
Conditional Access
Required
Compliant device for sensitive apps
Required
Just-in-time privileged access
Required — standing admin rights removed
Session lifetime
8 hours
SSO local fallback
Disabled

Which one, in practice

The step that matters is from Baseline to anything above it: Baseline enforces MFA and blocks legacy authentication but applies no conditional access, no device compliance requirement and no just-in-time privileged access. Regulated and Zero Trust enforce an identical control set as each other — they differ only in how long a session may live (12h versus 8h). So the real decision is whether you are adopting conditional access at all, not which of the two stricter presets to pick.
Generated from the generator's own preset definitions.

FAQ

Common Questions

How is this different from the Password Policy Generator?

The Password Policy Generator covers credential construction — length, rotation, screening. This tool covers everything around authentication itself: MFA requirements, Conditional Access, privileged access, SSO, and session management. Most organizations need both documents.

Which preset should we start from?

Baseline is a reasonable minimum for any organization. Regulated Industry adds stricter requirements informed by HIPAA and PCI DSS expectations. Zero Trust is the strictest, shortest-session posture. Every setting remains editable after choosing a preset.

Is the generated document sufficient for compliance purposes on its own?

No single generated document guarantees compliance. This is a well-structured starting point that should be reviewed against your actual systems and, for regulated environments, confirmed with a qualified compliance advisor.

How It Works

What this tool does with your input

How this tool works, and what happens to what you enter

  1. You

    You make the policy choices

    The decisions a document has to encode, asked one at a time.

  2. The tool

    The document builds in your browser

    Your choices are rendered into a complete document locally.

  3. You

    You get the finished document

    Copy it, print it, or take it into your own system.

Nothing leaves your browserThis tool makes no network request. Everything you enter is evaluated on your own device, nothing is transmitted to IT KORR, and nothing is stored. Closing the tab discards it.

Learn More

Identity & Access Guides

Authentication Fundamentals→Multi-Factor Authentication: Methods and Best Practices→Microsoft Entra Conditional Access: A Practical Guide→Privileged Identity Management and Privileged Access→

Related Resources

Identity & Access Management HubGuidance

The full topic hub — articles, diagrams, and downloads on authentication, MFA, SSO, and privileged access.

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Compliance & GovernanceService

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Operational Support

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IT KORR helps design, document, and technically enforce authentication and access policy — from Conditional Access configuration to MFA rollout and privileged access governance.

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