Password managers and account recovery

Humans are bad at unique high-entropy passwords. Managers fix that. The failure mode shifts to lockouts and lost recovery keys – plan for those too.

Team vaults

Use role-based access, emergency export procedures, and separate admin mailboxes that also have MFA. Rotate shared credentials when staff depart. Microsoft identity guidance is useful even if you are not all-in on Entra: Microsoft security documentation.

Break-glass

Store offline recovery kits for domain registrar, DNS, and cloud root accounts. Test access annually. Combine with phishing awareness so resets are not social-engineered away.

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