Credential Management Process
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A Credential Management Process is a security management process that handles credential lifecycle through credential administration procedures and credential control mechanisms.
- AKA: Credential Administration Process, Credential Lifecycle Management, Identity Credential Management, Secret Management Process.
- Context:
- It can typically perform Credential Management Creation through credential management generation protocols.
- It can typically enable Credential Management Distribution through credential management secure channels.
- It can typically support Credential Management Rotation through credential management update procedures.
- It can typically implement Credential Management Revocation through credential management termination processes.
- It can typically maintain Credential Management Audit through credential management tracking systems.
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- It can often facilitate Credential Management Recovery through credential management backup mechanisms.
- It can often provide Credential Management Validation through credential management verification checks.
- It can often enable Credential Management Delegation through credential management authorization flows.
- It can often support Credential Management Compliance through credential management policy enforcement.
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- It can range from being a Manual Credential Management Process to being an Automated Credential Management Process, depending on its credential management automation level.
- It can range from being a Simple Credential Management Process to being a Complex Credential Management Process, depending on its credential management workflow complexity.
- It can range from being a Centralized Credential Management Process to being a Distributed Credential Management Process, depending on its credential management architecture.
- It can range from being a Basic Credential Management Process to being an Enterprise Credential Management Process, depending on its credential management scale.
- It can range from being a Static Credential Management Process to being a Dynamic Credential Management Process, depending on its credential management adaptation capability.
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- It can integrate with Identity Management System for credential management identity correlation.
- It can connect to Authentication System for credential management verification.
- It can interface with Authorization System for credential management permission mapping.
- It can communicate with Audit System for credential management compliance tracking.
- It can synchronize with Credential Storage System for credential management persistence.
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- Example(s):
- Password Management Processes, such as:
- Certificate Management Processes, such as:
- Key Management Processes, such as:
- Modern Credential Management Processes, such as:
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- Counter-Example(s):
- User Registration Process, which creates user accounts rather than managing credentials.
- Access Control Process, which manages permissions rather than credential lifecycle.
- Authentication Process, which verifies credentials rather than managing them.
- Data Backup Process, which preserves data rather than managing credentials.
- See: Credential Storage System, Authentication System, Passkey Creation Process, Identity Management System, Security Management Process, Password Manager System, Certificate Management, Key Management System, Audit System.