Legacy anti-patterns
Glass Break Without Governance
Glass break without governance is the uncontrolled creation or use of emergency access paths outside formal oversight.
Definition
Glass break without governance refers to emergency or exceptional privileged access mechanisms that are poorly controlled, poorly reviewed, or trusted more than they should be. Without strong review, ownership, and monitoring, such mechanisms can become permanent backdoors rather than true emergency controls.
The Ariovis perspective
Exceptional access should be explicit, approved, time-bound and reviewed. It should not become permanent simply because the original request was never revisited.
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