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Types of Accounts and their Uses

All user accounts in Active Directory and 389 can only be created by ITS automatic provisioning infrastructure or by the Identity and Access Management Group.

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Type of AccountUsed to gain
Privileged Access
Password StoragePasswordUsed to authenticate a service or
application for Directory Services
NetID AccountNoUser's discretion to keep the password private and securePersonalNo
Administrative AccountYesEnterprise Password Management solutionPersonalNo
Vendor AccountNoUser's discretion to keep the password private and securePersonalNo
Privileged Vendor AccountYesEnterprise Password Management solutionPersonalNo
Service AccountYesEnterprise Password Management solutionnon-PersonalYes
Departmental AccountNoUser's discretion to keep the password private and securenon-PersonalNo
Generic AccountNoUser's discretion to keep the password private and securePersonalNo
Event Access AccountNoUser's discretion to keep the password private and securenon-PersonalNo




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