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Agent skill

Performing Privileged Account Access Review

by mukul975 in mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills

Conducts systematic reviews of privileged accounts to validate access rights, identify excessive or stale permissions, and enforce least privilege across PAM infrastructure.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedSecurity

Install Performing Privileged Account Access Review

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill performing-privileged-account-access-review -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills performing-privileged-account-access-review --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/performing-privileged-account-access-review .claude/skills/performing-privileged-account-access-review && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
performing-privileged-account-access-review
GitHub stars
34k
Token cost
~2k tokens
SKILL.md length
685 words
Files
8 (incl. scripts, references, assets)
Skills in repo
644
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Conducts systematic reviews of privileged accounts to validate access rights, identify excessive or stale permissions, and enforce least privilege across PAM infrastructure.

  • Works in 5 steps: Account Discovery and Inventory → Establish Review Criteria → Conduct the Review → …
  • Auditing privileged access for compliance
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use, Prerequisites and Core Concepts, plus 3 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder

What it does

Performing Privileged Account Access Review is an agent skill from mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills. Conducts systematic reviews of privileged accounts to validate access rights, identify excessive or stale permissions, and enforce least privilege across PAM infrastructure. Use when auditing privileged access for compliance, periodic access recertification, or investigating whether privileged entitlements are still justified.

Its SKILL.md is about 2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 10 other files, including scripts, reference files and assets (for example `assets/template.md`, `references/api-reference.md` and `references/standards.md`).

It sits in Security, covering Access reviews and audit trails and Literature review. The repository describes itself as: 817 structured cybersecurity skills for AI agents · Mapped to 6 frameworks: MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF 2.0, MITRE ATLAS, D3FEND, NIST AI RMF & MITRE F3 (Fight Fraud) · agentskills.io…. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Auditing privileged access for compliance
  • Periodic access recertification
  • Investigating whether privileged entitlements are still justified

Example prompts

  • “Use the performing-privileged-account-access-review skill to conduct systematic reviews of privileged accounts to validate access rights, identify…”
  • “/performing-privileged-account-access-review”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Account Discovery and Inventory
  2. Establish Review Criteria
  3. Conduct the Review
  4. Remediation and Enforcement
  5. Reporting and Documentation

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 54a7988. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 2 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • csf.tools
    • cisecurity.org
    • netwrix.com
    • strongdm.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Performing Privileged Account Access Review loads about 2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~4k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 93 tokens; SKILL.md has 685 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~93
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~4k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills at commit 54a7988, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© mukul975). 685 words, ~1,969 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/performing-privileged-account-access-review/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 7 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
performing-privileged-account-access-review
description
Conducts systematic reviews of privileged accounts to validate access rights, identify excessive or stale permissions, and enforce least privilege across PAM infrastructure. Use when auditing privileged access for compliance, periodic access recertification, or investigating whether privileged entitlements are still justified.
domain
cybersecurity
subdomain
identity-access-management
tags
pam, access-review, privileged-accounts, least-privilege, compliance, audit, identity-governance
version
1.0
author
mahipal
license
Apache-2.0
nist_csf
PR.AA-01, PR.AA-02, PR.AA-05, PR.AA-06
mitre_attack
T1078, T1110, T1556, T1098

Performing Privileged Account Access Review

Overview

Privileged Account Access Review is a critical identity governance process that validates whether users with elevated permissions still require their access. This review covers domain admins, service accounts, database administrators, cloud IAM roles, and application-level privileged accounts. Regular access reviews are mandated by SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and SOX compliance frameworks, typically required quarterly for high-privilege accounts.

When to Use

  • When conducting security assessments that involve performing privileged account access review
  • When following incident response procedures for related security events
  • When performing scheduled security testing or auditing activities
  • When validating security controls through hands-on testing

Prerequisites

  • PAM solution deployed (CyberArk, BeyondTrust, Delinea, or equivalent)
  • Identity governance platform (SailPoint, Saviynt, or equivalent)
  • Complete inventory of privileged accounts across all platforms
  • Defined access review policy with SLAs and escalation procedures
  • Designated reviewers (account owners, managers, security team)

Core Concepts

Privileged Account Categories
CategoryExamplesRisk LevelReview Frequency
Domain AdminsEnterprise Admin, Domain Admin, Schema AdminCriticalMonthly
Service AccountsSQL service, backup agents, monitoring agentsHighQuarterly
Cloud IAMAWS root, Azure Global Admin, GCP OwnerCriticalMonthly
Database AdminDBA accounts, sa/sys accountsHighQuarterly
Application AdminApp admin roles, API keys with admin scopeMediumSemi-annually
Emergency/Break-glassFirecall accounts, emergency accessCriticalAfter each use
Four-Pillar Review Framework
DISCOVER                    VALIDATE                    REMEDIATE                 MONITOR
    │                           │                           │                       │
    ├─ Enumerate all            ├─ Verify business          ├─ Remove excess        ├─ Continuous
    │  privileged accounts      │  justification            │  privileges           │  monitoring
    │                           │                           │                       │
    ├─ Identify orphaned        ├─ Confirm account          ├─ Disable orphaned     ├─ Anomaly
    │  accounts                 │  ownership                │  accounts             │  detection
    │                           │                           │                       │
    ├─ Map permissions to       ├─ Check compliance         ├─ Enforce password     ├─ Session
    │  business roles           │  with policies            │  rotation             │  recording
    │                           │                           │                       │
    └─ Classify by risk         └─ Review last usage        └─ Implement JIT        └─ Audit
       level                       and activity                access                  logging

Workflow

Step 1: Account Discovery and Inventory

Enumerate all privileged accounts across the environment:

Active Directory:

  • Domain Admins, Enterprise Admins, Schema Admins groups
  • Accounts with AdminCount=1 attribute
  • Service accounts with SPN (Service Principal Names)
  • Accounts with delegation rights (Unconstrained/Constrained)

Cloud Platforms:

  • AWS: IAM users/roles with AdministratorAccess, PowerUserAccess, or iam:* permissions
  • Azure: Global Administrator, Privileged Role Administrator, Security Administrator roles
  • GCP: Owner, Editor roles at organization/project level

Databases:

  • SQL Server: sysadmin, db_owner, securityadmin fixed roles
  • Oracle: DBA, SYSDBA, SYSOPER privileges
  • PostgreSQL: superuser, createrole, createdb attributes
Step 2: Establish Review Criteria

Each privileged account must be evaluated against:

  1. Business Justification: Does the user's current role require this privilege?
  2. Least Privilege: Can the task be performed with lower privileges?
  3. Account Activity: Has the account been active in the last 90 days?
  4. Compliance Status: Does the account meet password policy, MFA requirements?
  5. Separation of Duties: Does the access create SoD conflicts?
  6. Ownership: Is a responsible owner assigned and active?
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Step 3: Conduct the Review

For each account, the designated reviewer must:

  1. Review the account details, permissions, and last activity date
  2. Approve (certify) the access if still required with documented justification
  3. Revoke access if no longer needed or the reviewer cannot justify the privilege
  4. Flag for investigation if anomalous activity or policy violations are detected
  5. Escalate if the reviewer cannot make a determination

Decision matrix:

ConditionAction
Active user, justified privilegeCertify - maintain access
Active user, excessive privilegeRemediate - reduce to least privilege
Inactive > 90 daysDisable account, notify owner
No owner identifiedDisable account, escalate to security
SoD conflict detectedRemediate - reassign or add compensating controls
Break-glass accountVerify last use was authorized, reset credentials
Step 4: Remediation and Enforcement

After reviews are completed:

  • Revoke access for accounts that were not certified within the SLA period
  • Implement automatic revocation for accounts not reviewed within 14 days
  • Rotate credentials for all certified privileged accounts
  • Convert standing privileges to just-in-time (JIT) access where possible
  • Update PAM vault with current account inventory
Step 5: Reporting and Documentation

Generate review reports including:

  • Total accounts reviewed vs. total in scope
  • Certification rate (approved vs. revoked)
  • Average review completion time
  • Overdue reviews and escalations
  • Remediation actions taken
  • Comparison with previous review cycle

Validation Checklist

  • Complete inventory of all privileged accounts documented
  • All accounts assigned to a responsible owner/reviewer
  • Review criteria and decision matrix defined
  • Reviewers completed certification within SLA (14 days)
  • Revoked accounts disabled and credentials rotated
  • Orphaned accounts identified and disabled
  • Service accounts reviewed for least privilege
  • Break-glass accounts audited for authorized use only
  • Review report generated with metrics and trends
  • Remediation tickets created and tracked to completion
  • Evidence preserved for compliance audit

References

© mukul975, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 7 other files (scripts, references, assets) in skills/performing-privileged-account-access-review of mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • LICENSE
  • assets/template.md
  • references/api-reference.md
  • references/standards.md
  • references/workflows.md
  • scripts/agent.py
  • scripts/process.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 54a7988

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Questions about Performing Privileged Account Access Review

What does Performing Privileged Account Access Review do?

Conducts systematic reviews of privileged accounts to validate access rights, identify excessive or stale permissions, and enforce least privilege across PAM infrastructure. Performing Privileged Account Access Review is an agent skill from mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills. Conducts systematic reviews of privileged accounts to validate access rights, identify excessive or stale permissions, and enforce least privilege across PAM infrastructure.

When should I use Performing Privileged Account Access Review?

Performing Privileged Account Access Review fits situations like: auditing privileged access for compliance; periodic access recertification; investigating whether privileged entitlements are still justified.

How do I install Performing Privileged Account Access Review in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill performing-privileged-account-access-review -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/performing-privileged-account-access-review in mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills) into .claude/skills/performing-privileged-account-access-review in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Performing Privileged Account Access Review in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill performing-privileged-account-access-review -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/performing-privileged-account-access-review in mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills) into .agents/skills/performing-privileged-account-access-review in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Performing Privileged Account Access Review in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill performing-privileged-account-access-review -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/performing-privileged-account-access-review, .gemini/skills/performing-privileged-account-access-review, .github/skills/performing-privileged-account-access-review and .opencode/skills/performing-privileged-account-access-review in your project.

What does Performing Privileged Account Access Review need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Performing Privileged Account Access Review needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Performing Privileged Account Access Review access the network?

SKILL.md names 4 domains. As links in the text: csf.tools, cisecurity.org, netwrix.com and strongdm.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Performing Privileged Account Access Review safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Performing Privileged Account Access Review use?

Performing Privileged Account Access Review is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Performing Privileged Account Access Review use?

About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Performing Privileged Account Access Review?

mukul975 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills, which has 34,116 GitHub stars. The repository holds 644 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 31, 2026.

Source: mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.