privileged account

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Definitions:

  An information system account with approved authorizations of a privileged user.
Sources:
CNSSI 4009-2015

  A system account with authorizations of a privileged user.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-172

  A system account with the authorizations of a privileged user.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-171r3
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5

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