Root Access Security

Definitions

1. The controls and practices used to protect root-level administrative access on Unix-like systems, including MFA, bastions, logging, least privilege, and careful handling of direct root use. Because root can bypass most local controls, weak root access security often turns small incidents into full compromise.

   In plain English: Protecting the most powerful administrative access on a system.

   Example: "The postmortem highlighted poor root access security because direct root SSH was allowed from too many networks without session recording."

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