Decommissioning
In short: Decommissioning is the removal of an agent's identity, credentials and access once its task or project ends. A dated record shows when it happened. Without it, finished agents keep standing privilege that nobody watches, much like forgotten service accounts that still work years later.
Which controls use this term?
- GOV-12Decommission at task end. Remove an agent's identity, credentials and access as soon as its task or project ends, and record when that happened.
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