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Glossary: Monitoring Tools and the Identity Life Cycle

LAPS (Local Administrator Password Solution)

Also written: Windows LAPS, LAPS

A feature built into Windows that gives each computer's local Administrator account its own long random password, changes it on a schedule and stores it in Active Directory or Entra ID. It stops one stolen password from opening every PC.

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Local privileged accountLateral movementPass-the-hashgMSA (group Managed Service Account)