Security · 22 January 2026 · 9 min read
Preserving privilege in multi-tenant cloud architectures
Privilege is an architectural property, not a checkbox in a vendor questionnaire.
Privileged material handled in shared infrastructure requires deliberate design: segregation of privileged workspaces, restricted administrative access, encryption key custody, and logging that records access without exposing content.
Vendor certifications are necessary and insufficient. They describe the provider's controls, not your configuration of them.
Document the privilege architecture at design time. Reconstructing it during litigation is considerably more expensive.
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