Choose a secure setup for a rarely used emergency account without making it easy to guess or share.
SSO is down, payroll is due, and the fallback account needs a secret. Which setup should Omar choose for the break-glass account? Generate a unique long passphrase, store it in the approved emergency vault or sealed custody process, require MFA if supported, and rotate after use. Right. The account remains usable in a crisis while preserving uniqueness, custody, second-factor protection, and a cleanup step. Use a short department phrase with the current month so both custodians can remember it without opening the vault. Predictable calendar words are easy to guess and easy to reuse. Memorability for a group often means…
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