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Glossary: MFA, Access Control and Passwords

access review

Also written: recertification, attestation, access reviews

A regular check, done by managers and data owners, that each person and account still needs the access it has. Alex's quarterly review found Dana's orphaned account and Sam's leftover Customer Service membership.

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privilege creeporphaned accountdormant accountexcessive permissionsdata owneraccount auditing