Template

Privileged Users Access Review Checklist

by Austin Songer, from the Community

10+

Use this template to conduct periodic access reviews for privileged users across your environment. Capture a complete inventory of privileged and service accounts, map current permission sets, and evaluate the necessity of each entitlement against role requirements and least-privilege principles. Identify inactive or orphaned accounts, check separation-of-duties conflicts, and perform both technical and business validation. Document findings, attach evidence, and record approvals. Take remediation actions such as de‑provisioning, permission adjustments, user retraining, and credential rotation. Designed to support IAM governance and common frameworks like SOX, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS.

With SafetyCulture you can

Digitize any process, procedure or policy

Eliminate mistakes made by paper-based processes

Create and share professional reports instantly

Confirm accountability and compliance with a digital log

With SafetyCulture you can

Digitize any process, procedure or policy

Eliminate mistakes made by paper-based processes

Create and share professional reports instantly

Confirm accountability and compliance with a digital log

About author

Community

This community page makes available free workplace checklists and templates created by other users within the SafetyCulture community. SafetyCulture has re-published this content and where possible, has credited the original author. SafetyCulture has not verified the accuracy, reliability or suitability of any community content. You agree that your use of any of this content is in accordance with SafetyCulture’s Terms and Conditions .

Template
Access Review - Privileged Users
This privileged access review template helps IT and security teams systematically evaluate elevated accounts across the organization. Use it to compile all human and service accounts, document current permission sets, and assess credential management practices. Validate the need for privilege per role, identify inactive or over-privileged accounts, and confirm separation of duties. Conduct technical and business validation, then plan remediation actions such as de-provisioning, permission adjustments, user training, and credential rotation.
by Austin Songer, from the Community
Downloads: 0
Get
Template
GRC Access Review for Privileged Users
Use this GRC access review checklist to govern privileged accounts across your organization. Capture a complete inventory of human and service accounts, examine current permission sets, review credential storage and rotation, and confirm least privilege. Identify inactive or orphaned accounts and verify separation of duties to reduce fraud risk. Coordinate technical validation with security teams and obtain business owner sign-off. Remediate by deprovisioning or right-sizing access, retraining users, and updating credentials. Attach evidence, record decisions, and maintain an auditable trail for compliance.
by Austin Songer, from the Community
Downloads: 10+
Get
Template
Access Review - All Users
Use this template to run a comprehensive access review across all users and systems. It guides you through data collection to compile user lists, permission sets, and activity logs, then analysis to spot inactive, over-privileged, and under-privileged accounts and unusual activity. The review phase supports internal IT and business validation, compliance checks, and thorough documentation. In remediation, revoke unnecessary access, modify permissions to align with least privilege, and notify affected users. Capture findings, approvals, and actions for audit readiness.
by Austin Songer, from the Community
Downloads: 10+
Get
Template
GRC Access Review for All Users
This GRC access review template helps teams systematically audit access across systems for all users. Capture a complete user inventory, permission sets, and historical login activity. Identify inactive, over privileged, and under privileged accounts, flag unusual behavior, and align access with least privilege. Guide internal and business validation, record approvals, and document remediation actions including revoking or modifying access. Maintain evidence for audits and ensure alignment with company policy and regulatory requirements.
by Austin Songer, from the Community
Downloads: 0
Get

Privileged Users Access Review Checklist

About author

You might also like

Access Review - Privileged Users

GRC Access Review for Privileged Users

Access Review - All Users

GRC Access Review for All Users

You might also like

Access Review - Privileged Users

GRC Access Review for Privileged Users

Access Review - All Users

GRC Access Review for All Users