Privileged Account
nounverified·updated Aug 28, 2026
A system account with the authorizations of a privileged user.
polysemousMWENIST SP 800-171r3
Senses
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
An information system account with approved authorizations of a privileged user.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2sense 2 pending review
An information system account with authorizations of a privileged user.
NIST SP 800-12
Individuals who have access to set “access rights” for users on a given system. Sometimes referred to as system or network administrative accounts.
Classifications
Entity Type
Identity0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity
Restricted85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class
—90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants
- alternatephrasing
- Privileged Accounts
- plural
- Privileged AccountsPrivileged Accountses
- possessive
- Privileged Account'sPrivileged Accounts's
- pluralpossessive
- Privileged Accounts'Privileged Accountses'