Privileged User Review Checklist
A privileged user review checklist evaluates high-impact access held by administrators, developers, service owners, security staff, executives, and third-party support users.
Primary Audience & Scope
IAM, PAM owners, Security, Audit, risk owners
When to Use
- •A workforce or third-party lifecycle event occurs.
- •High-impact access needs review.
- •Evidence of access decisions is required.
Interactive Work Area
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Template Table Structure
| Field | Working prompt | Item | Required evidence / record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Person or entity | Name, ID, role, organization, sponsor | Trigger | Departure, role change, contract end, review cycle, incident, exception |
| Access scope | Systems, data, facilities, privileged rights, groups, shared spaces | Decision | Keep, remove, modify, suspend, exception, investigate |
| Owner | Manager, IAM, data owner, vendor manager, Legal/HR as applicable | Due date | YYYY-MM-DD |
| Validation | Evidence that action was completed and reviewed | — | — |
Checklist Audit List
Inventory named privileged accounts.
Inventory service accounts, API keys, secrets, and break-glass access.
Confirm business justification and owner approval.
Verify MFA, PAM, session recording, and logging coverage.
Check segregation-of-duties conflicts.
Review emergency access events and justification.
Remove stale or excessive privileges.
Document exceptions with expiration and owner.
What Completion Looks Like
- 1Access decisions recorded.
- 2Removals validated.
- 3Exceptions time-bounded.
- 4Evidence retained.
- 5Owner and due date assigned.
Insider Risk Capability Framework™ (IRCF™) Alignment
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