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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
?unassignedlast reviewed

Sensitivity

Restricted85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
?unassignedlast reviewed

Information Class

90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
?unassignedlast reviewed

Variants

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