Owned access map
What is an owned access map for a small business?
An owned access map shows which named people and service accounts can reach a business system, which role each one holds, who approved it, how the business controls recovery, which backup administrator exists, and how access changes when work or relationships change.
Facts the business should be able to see
- Name the business owner, daily administrator, backup administrator, user or service account, approved role, and approval owner.
- Make business-controlled sign-in, multifactor authentication, recovery, onboarding, role-change, and departure paths visible.
- Record the access result and review date without copying credentials, tokens, recovery codes, or security answers.
What this definition cannot establish
- A documented access map does not prove that access is correctly configured, unused sessions are closed, or an account has not been compromised.
- Potential lockout, disputed ownership, active compromise, regulated information, or unavailable administrators require qualified help.