Merill Fernando • 4/25/2025

Service Principal as a 'Plan B' emergency access break-glass account

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This article explores the controversial practice of using a Microsoft Entra ID Service Principal as an emergency access 'break-glass' account. It discusses the pros and cons, presents poll results from the IT community showing divided opinions, and compares this approach to traditional emergency user accounts for disaster recovery scenarios in cloud identity management.

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