Number:  A000081
Creation Date:  2018-01-08
Effective Date:  2019-02-21
Last Reviewed:  2022-07-19
Version:  1.1
Scheduled Review Date: 2023-08-01
Security Classification:  Protected B
Status:  Approved

Description:
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Please note:

This policy instrument is still currently under review. It has been updated to reflect the current organizational structure, correct broken links and other minor updates.

​​​​​​The standard below outlines the Government of Alberta (GoA) standards for Network Accounts used within Active Directory Services (ADS). These accounts include:

  • System Privileged Accounts
  • Application Accounts
  • Application Testing Accounts
  • Resource Accounts
  • Service Accounts
  • Training Accounts
  • Regular User Accounts
Please note that information classified as Protected (per the Data and Information Security Classification standard) is only accessible to Government of Alberta Employees. External users are therefore not able to download this document. To request access, please contact us: imt.policy@gov.ab.ca.

Keywords: System Privileges, naming standard, account, application, user, room, kiosk, service, shared mailbox, training