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What is standing privilege?
Glossary · AI agent and machine identity security
Short answer
Standing privilege is access that an identity holds permanently, whether or not it is currently needed.
Why it matters
Permanent access can be used at any time, by anyone who obtains the credential. It also tends to be forgotten.
What it looks like
A service account with administrator rights that was created for a one-time migration and never removed.
In nerl0
nerl0 reads configuration and permission data, so it can show which identities hold access. Whether to replace it with temporary access is a decision in your own tooling. See Connectors.