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PIM operational playbook

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PIM operational playbook

How to run Privileged Identity Management as a working process — onboarding, activation, approvals, and audit.

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How often should PIM role assignments be reviewed?

Quarterly for Global Administrator and other high-impact roles, twice a year for the rest, using PIM access reviews with auto-apply so unreviewed access is removed. The review cadence is what stops eligible assignments…

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What should the activation duration be for admin roles?

As short as the task allows: two to four hours for Global Administrator, up to eight for roles used through a working day. Users can re-activate when it expires. Longer durations defeat the purpose; shorter ones with ap…

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What PIM alerts should be turned on?

Roles assigned outside PIM, roles activated too frequently, too many Global Administrators (threshold five or fewer), potential stale accounts in privileged roles, and roles that do not require MFA on activation. Route…

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