Episode 16 — Provision accounts safely with approvals, role fit, and minimum privilege intent
This episode focuses on secure account provisioning as a control that prevents future incidents by getting access right at the start. You’ll learn how approvals should reflect business justification and role fit, not informal requests, and how to document intent so access is defensible and reviewable later. We’ll define minimum privilege as granting only the permissions needed for expected tasks, then show how that intent is applied through role-based access control, group-based entitlements, and time-bound elevation for rare administrative actions. Exam relevance includes identifying weak provisioning practices, such as granting broad access “just in case,” skipping manager approval, or provisioning privileges outside standard workflows. Real-world scenarios include onboarding in a fast-moving team, provisioning access to sensitive data sets, and handling privileged access for administrators in ways that separate daily work from high-risk actions. Troubleshooting covers preventing privilege creep at onboarding, verifying that provisioning matches the requested role, and integrating provisioning with inventory and ticketing so you can prove who approved access and when it was granted. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com, where you’ll find more cyber audio courses, books, and information to strengthen your educational path. Also, if you want to stay up to date with the latest news, visit DailyCyber.News for a newsletter you can use, and a daily podcast you can commute with.
