Glossary: Secure Infrastructure and Zero Trust

privileged account

Also written: admin account

An account with administrator rights, like `alex-admin`. It is used only for admin work, with MFA, from an admin workstation, and never for email or browsing.

Where the book teaches it

Chapter 5: Service Accounts, Privilege Creep and Failure Modes

Related terms

standard user account least privilege access accounts just-in-time access