privileged user
nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026
A user that is authorized (and, therefore, trusted) to perform security-relevant functions that ordinary users are not authorized to perform.
Framework senses
- §1
- Any user account with greater than basic access privileges. Typically, these accounts have elevated or increased privileges with more rights than a standard user account. However, the extent of privileges across different privileged accounts can vary greatly depending on the organization, job function or role, and the technology in use.
- §1
- A user that is authorized (and, therefore, trusted) to perform security-relevant functions that ordinary users are not authorized to perform.
- §1
- A user that is authorized (and, therefore, trusted) to perform security-relevant functions that ordinary users are not authorized to perform.
- §1
- A user that is authorized (and, therefore, trusted) to perform security-relevant functions that ordinary users are not authorized to perform.