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A non-person account is created for a service, application or a  group to gain access. The manager/owner of the account is responsible for the use of the account and (wording about renewals, expirations, etc)

 

Service Accounts

Service accounts are accounts that are designated for use for a particular service or application and have elevated privileges.  They should be used only for the function that they were created for.  A service account will be created for each function for a particular service or application, and should only be used for that purpose. The account should abide by the rules of least privilege as described by NIST.

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