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Password Governance

Root Term: Password

Abbreviations or Acronyms: None

Definition:

1. (noun) The acts of controlling, directing, and standardizing the conduct, actions, and solutions associated with the oversight of Password Management.

2. (noun) The documented set of policies, standards, rules, and controls that define how one or more Password Items are to be registered, tracked, and managed within an Organization.

3. (noun) An Organization, or organizational unit, whose primary responsibility is to establish, oversee, and enforce the policies, standards, and controls governing the management of a set of Password Items.

Synonyms: None

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