privileged user
nounid
3676·updated May 9, 2026candidate
A user that is authorized (and, therefore, trusted) to perform security-relevant functions that ordinary users are not authorized to perform.
MWE
Classifications
Entity Type
Role90%rule-basedr:entity.role.named.v1
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- privileged role
- plural
- privileged users
- possessive
- privileged user's
- pluralpossessive
- privileged users'
Framework definitions
- §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.
Outgoing relationships
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Incoming relationships
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