privileged access account holder

privileged access account holder

A user who is authorized (and therefore trusted) to perform security-relevant functions that ordinary users are not authorized to perform (e.g., special access to software applications or web publishing), requires additional training, and must sign an acceptable use policy. A user with a privileged access account.

📚 Reference: NIST SP 800-50r1
🏷️ Category: Cybersecurity
📊 Commonality: common