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Vol. I · No. 251
Mon · 8 Jun
A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data
The Lexicon

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access recertification

/ˈæksɛs ˌriːˌsɜːrtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ - n.

1 [colloq.] The quarterly ritual of approving every entry on a list too long to read, thereby renewing access nobody remembers granting.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. The periodic review in which managers confirm that each person's system access still matches their current role.

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See also
  • control attestationA signature confirming that someone read the sentence describing the control, which is legally distinct from the control existing.
  • decision rightsWho may decide, within what bounds — the one field every RACI leaves to a future workshop.