Ring Methodology , 7-Ring Governance Framework , IFO4

IFO4

One pass counts
in many regimes.

Every IFO4 Ring control maps to one or more named clauses in the major regulatory frameworks. When you pass a Ring control you are also passing - in substance - a row of SOC 2, a clause of ISO 27001, a family of NIST 800-53, a subsection of HIPAA, a requirement of PCI DSS, and the technical controls of GDPR Article 32. The mapping below is authoritative as of Ring Methodology v1.0.

Ring Control	SOC2	ISO	NIST	HIPAA	PCI	GDPR
Ring 6 , ED-1 Vendor Enrollment Architecture	CC 9.2	A.5.19, A.5.20, A.5.21	SA-9, SR-3	164.314	12.8	Art. 28
Ring 6 , ED-2 Build & Release Environment Governance	CC 7.1, CC 8.1	A.8.28, A.8.31	SA-11, SA-15	164.312(e)	6.3, 6.5	Art. 25, Art. 32(1)(b)
Ring 6 , ED-6 IP Classification & Movement Controls	CC 6.1, CC 6.7	A.5.12, A.5.13	MP-2, MP-3, MP-5	164.310, 164.312(a)	9.3	Art. 5, Art. 32
Ring 5 , SE-1 Asset Discovery & Continuous Inventory	CC 3.2, CC 6.1	A.5.9, A.8.1	CM-8, PM-5	164.310(d)	12.5	Art. 30
Ring 5 , SE-2 Cost Anomaly Detection	CC 7.2, CC 7.3	A.8.16	SI-4	164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D)	10.6	Art. 32(1)(d)
Ring 5 , SE-5 Risk Signal Classification	CC 7.2	A.5.10, A.5.27	SI-4, IR-4	164.308(a)(6)	10.4, 10.5	Art. 33
Ring 4 , OA-1 Universal Tagging Standards	CC 3.2, CC 6.1	A.5.9, A.5.12	CM-8, RA-2	164.310(d)(1)	9.7, 12.5	Art. 30
Ring 4 , OA-2 Ownership Assignment & SLA	CC 1.3, CC 3.1	A.5.2, A.5.3	PS-2, PS-7	164.308(a)(2)	12.4	Art. 24
Ring 4 , OA-5 Tag Compliance Enforcement	CC 2.2, CC 6.1	A.5.10	CM-2, CM-6	164.310	9.7	Art. 32
Ring 3 , PC-1 Policy-as-Code Enforcement	CC 5.1, CC 5.2	A.5.1, A.8.4	AC-1, CM-5	164.308(a)(1)	12.1	Art. 25
Ring 3 , PC-3 Least Privilege IAM	CC 6.1, CC 6.3	A.5.15, A.5.18, A.8.2	AC-2, AC-6	164.308(a)(4), 164.312(a)(1)	7.1, 7.2	Art. 32
Ring 3 , PC-5 Segregation of Duties	CC 5.3	A.5.3	AC-5	164.308(a)(3)	6.4	Art. 32
Ring 2 , OE-1 Resource Right-Sizing	CC 7.4	A.8.6	SA-8	-	-	Art. 32(1)(c)
Ring 2 , OE-9 Storage Lifecycle	CC 6.5	A.5.33, A.8.10	MP-6, SI-12	164.310(d)(2)	3.1	Art. 5(1)(e)
Ring 1 , EG-1 Immutable Audit Logs	CC 4.1, CC 7.2	A.8.15	AU-4, AU-9, AU-11	164.312(b)	10.1 to 10.7	Art. 32
Ring 1 , EG-3 MFA Enforcement	CC 6.1	A.5.17, A.8.5	IA-2	164.308(a)(5)(ii)(D)	8.4, 8.5	Art. 32
Ring 1 , EG-7 Just-In-Time Access	CC 6.2, CC 6.3	A.5.16, A.5.18	AC-2(1), AC-6(5)	164.308(a)(4)	7.2	Art. 32
Core , OV-3 Protected Infrastructure Tier	CC 6.1, CC 7.5	A.5.30	CP-2, CP-6	164.308(a)(7)	12.10	Art. 32(1)(c)

Ring Control

SOC2

ISO

NIST

HIPAA

PCI

GDPR

Ring 6 , ED-1

Vendor Enrollment Architecture

CC 9.2

A.5.19, A.5.20, A.5.21

SA-9, SR-3

164.314

12.8

Art. 28

Ring 6 , ED-2

Build & Release Environment Governance

CC 7.1, CC 8.1

A.8.28, A.8.31

SA-11, SA-15

164.312(e)

6.3, 6.5

Art. 25, Art. 32(1)(b)

Ring 6 , ED-6

IP Classification & Movement Controls

CC 6.1, CC 6.7

A.5.12, A.5.13

MP-2, MP-3, MP-5

164.310, 164.312(a)

9.3

Art. 5, Art. 32

Ring 5 , SE-1

Asset Discovery & Continuous Inventory

CC 3.2, CC 6.1

A.5.9, A.8.1

CM-8, PM-5

164.310(d)

12.5

Art. 30

Ring 5 , SE-2

Cost Anomaly Detection

CC 7.2, CC 7.3

A.8.16

SI-4

164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D)

10.6

Art. 32(1)(d)

Ring 5 , SE-5

Risk Signal Classification

CC 7.2

A.5.10, A.5.27

SI-4, IR-4

164.308(a)(6)

10.4, 10.5

Art. 33

Ring 4 , OA-1

Universal Tagging Standards

CC 3.2, CC 6.1

A.5.9, A.5.12

CM-8, RA-2

164.310(d)(1)

9.7, 12.5

Art. 30

Ring 4 , OA-2

Ownership Assignment & SLA

CC 1.3, CC 3.1

A.5.2, A.5.3

PS-2, PS-7

164.308(a)(2)

12.4

Art. 24

Ring 4 , OA-5

Tag Compliance Enforcement

CC 2.2, CC 6.1

A.5.10

CM-2, CM-6

164.310

9.7

Art. 32

Ring 3 , PC-1

Policy-as-Code Enforcement

CC 5.1, CC 5.2

A.5.1, A.8.4

AC-1, CM-5

164.308(a)(1)

12.1

Art. 25

Ring 3 , PC-3

Least Privilege IAM

CC 6.1, CC 6.3

A.5.15, A.5.18, A.8.2

AC-2, AC-6

164.308(a)(4), 164.312(a)(1)

7.1, 7.2

Art. 32

Ring 3 , PC-5

Segregation of Duties

CC 5.3

A.5.3

AC-5

164.308(a)(3)

6.4

Art. 32

Ring 2 , OE-1

Resource Right-Sizing

CC 7.4

A.8.6

SA-8

Art. 32(1)(c)

Ring 2 , OE-9

Storage Lifecycle

CC 6.5

A.5.33, A.8.10

MP-6, SI-12

164.310(d)(2)

3.1

Art. 5(1)(e)

Ring 1 , EG-1

Immutable Audit Logs

CC 4.1, CC 7.2

A.8.15

AU-4, AU-9, AU-11

164.312(b)

10.1 to 10.7

Art. 32

Ring 1 , EG-3

MFA Enforcement

CC 6.1

A.5.17, A.8.5

IA-2

164.308(a)(5)(ii)(D)

8.4, 8.5

Art. 32

Ring 1 , EG-7

Just-In-Time Access

CC 6.2, CC 6.3

A.5.16, A.5.18

AC-2(1), AC-6(5)

164.308(a)(4)

7.2

Art. 32

Core , OV-3

Protected Infrastructure Tier

CC 6.1, CC 7.5

A.5.30

CP-2, CP-6

164.308(a)(7)

12.10

Art. 32(1)(c)

One pass counts
in many regimes.

Ring Control	SOC2	ISO	NIST	HIPAA	PCI	GDPR
Ring 6 , ED-1 Vendor Enrollment Architecture	CC 9.2	A.5.19, A.5.20, A.5.21	SA-9, SR-3	164.314	12.8	Art. 28
Ring 6 , ED-2 Build & Release Environment Governance	CC 7.1, CC 8.1	A.8.28, A.8.31	SA-11, SA-15	164.312(e)	6.3, 6.5	Art. 25, Art. 32(1)(b)
Ring 6 , ED-6 IP Classification & Movement Controls	CC 6.1, CC 6.7	A.5.12, A.5.13	MP-2, MP-3, MP-5	164.310, 164.312(a)	9.3	Art. 5, Art. 32
Ring 5 , SE-1 Asset Discovery & Continuous Inventory	CC 3.2, CC 6.1	A.5.9, A.8.1	CM-8, PM-5	164.310(d)	12.5	Art. 30
Ring 5 , SE-2 Cost Anomaly Detection	CC 7.2, CC 7.3	A.8.16	SI-4	164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D)	10.6	Art. 32(1)(d)
Ring 5 , SE-5 Risk Signal Classification	CC 7.2	A.5.10, A.5.27	SI-4, IR-4	164.308(a)(6)	10.4, 10.5	Art. 33
Ring 4 , OA-1 Universal Tagging Standards	CC 3.2, CC 6.1	A.5.9, A.5.12	CM-8, RA-2	164.310(d)(1)	9.7, 12.5	Art. 30
Ring 4 , OA-2 Ownership Assignment & SLA	CC 1.3, CC 3.1	A.5.2, A.5.3	PS-2, PS-7	164.308(a)(2)	12.4	Art. 24
Ring 4 , OA-5 Tag Compliance Enforcement	CC 2.2, CC 6.1	A.5.10	CM-2, CM-6	164.310	9.7	Art. 32
Ring 3 , PC-1 Policy-as-Code Enforcement	CC 5.1, CC 5.2	A.5.1, A.8.4	AC-1, CM-5	164.308(a)(1)	12.1	Art. 25
Ring 3 , PC-3 Least Privilege IAM	CC 6.1, CC 6.3	A.5.15, A.5.18, A.8.2	AC-2, AC-6	164.308(a)(4), 164.312(a)(1)	7.1, 7.2	Art. 32
Ring 3 , PC-5 Segregation of Duties	CC 5.3	A.5.3	AC-5	164.308(a)(3)	6.4	Art. 32
Ring 2 , OE-1 Resource Right-Sizing	CC 7.4	A.8.6	SA-8	-	-	Art. 32(1)(c)
Ring 2 , OE-9 Storage Lifecycle	CC 6.5	A.5.33, A.8.10	MP-6, SI-12	164.310(d)(2)	3.1	Art. 5(1)(e)
Ring 1 , EG-1 Immutable Audit Logs	CC 4.1, CC 7.2	A.8.15	AU-4, AU-9, AU-11	164.312(b)	10.1 to 10.7	Art. 32
Ring 1 , EG-3 MFA Enforcement	CC 6.1	A.5.17, A.8.5	IA-2	164.308(a)(5)(ii)(D)	8.4, 8.5	Art. 32
Ring 1 , EG-7 Just-In-Time Access	CC 6.2, CC 6.3	A.5.16, A.5.18	AC-2(1), AC-6(5)	164.308(a)(4)	7.2	Art. 32
Core , OV-3 Protected Infrastructure Tier	CC 6.1, CC 7.5	A.5.30	CP-2, CP-6	164.308(a)(7)	12.10	Art. 32(1)(c)

Ring Control

SOC2

ISO

NIST

HIPAA

PCI

GDPR

Ring 6 , ED-1

Vendor Enrollment Architecture

CC 9.2

A.5.19, A.5.20, A.5.21

SA-9, SR-3

164.314

12.8

Art. 28

Ring 6 , ED-2

Build & Release Environment Governance

CC 7.1, CC 8.1

A.8.28, A.8.31

SA-11, SA-15

164.312(e)

6.3, 6.5

Art. 25, Art. 32(1)(b)

Ring 6 , ED-6

IP Classification & Movement Controls

CC 6.1, CC 6.7

A.5.12, A.5.13

MP-2, MP-3, MP-5

164.310, 164.312(a)

9.3

Art. 5, Art. 32

Ring 5 , SE-1

Asset Discovery & Continuous Inventory

CC 3.2, CC 6.1

A.5.9, A.8.1

CM-8, PM-5

164.310(d)

12.5

Art. 30

Ring 5 , SE-2

Cost Anomaly Detection

CC 7.2, CC 7.3

A.8.16

SI-4

164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D)

10.6

Art. 32(1)(d)

Ring 5 , SE-5

Risk Signal Classification

CC 7.2

A.5.10, A.5.27

SI-4, IR-4

164.308(a)(6)

10.4, 10.5

Art. 33

Ring 4 , OA-1

Universal Tagging Standards

CC 3.2, CC 6.1

A.5.9, A.5.12

CM-8, RA-2

164.310(d)(1)

9.7, 12.5

Art. 30

Ring 4 , OA-2

Ownership Assignment & SLA

CC 1.3, CC 3.1

A.5.2, A.5.3

PS-2, PS-7

164.308(a)(2)

12.4

Art. 24

Ring 4 , OA-5

Tag Compliance Enforcement

CC 2.2, CC 6.1

A.5.10

CM-2, CM-6

164.310

9.7

Art. 32

Ring 3 , PC-1

Policy-as-Code Enforcement

CC 5.1, CC 5.2

A.5.1, A.8.4

AC-1, CM-5

164.308(a)(1)

12.1

Art. 25

Ring 3 , PC-3

Least Privilege IAM

CC 6.1, CC 6.3

A.5.15, A.5.18, A.8.2

AC-2, AC-6

164.308(a)(4), 164.312(a)(1)

7.1, 7.2

Art. 32

Ring 3 , PC-5

Segregation of Duties

CC 5.3

A.5.3

AC-5

164.308(a)(3)

6.4

Art. 32

Ring 2 , OE-1

Resource Right-Sizing

CC 7.4

A.8.6

SA-8

Art. 32(1)(c)

Ring 2 , OE-9

Storage Lifecycle

CC 6.5

A.5.33, A.8.10

MP-6, SI-12

164.310(d)(2)

3.1

Art. 5(1)(e)

Ring 1 , EG-1

Immutable Audit Logs

CC 4.1, CC 7.2

A.8.15

AU-4, AU-9, AU-11

164.312(b)

10.1 to 10.7

Art. 32

Ring 1 , EG-3

MFA Enforcement

CC 6.1

A.5.17, A.8.5

IA-2

164.308(a)(5)(ii)(D)

8.4, 8.5

Art. 32

Ring 1 , EG-7

Just-In-Time Access

CC 6.2, CC 6.3

A.5.16, A.5.18

AC-2(1), AC-6(5)

164.308(a)(4)

7.2

Art. 32

Core , OV-3

Protected Infrastructure Tier

CC 6.1, CC 7.5

A.5.30

CP-2, CP-6

164.308(a)(7)

12.10

Art. 32(1)(c)

One pass counts
in many regimes.

One pass counts
in many regimes.

One pass countsin many regimes.

One pass countsin many regimes.

One pass counts
in many regimes.

One pass counts
in many regimes.