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Privileged Access Workstations

A practical guide to building modern privileged access strategies, using Privileged Access Workstations, administrative environments and identity assurance controls to protect high-trust identities.

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Privileged Access Workstations are often discussed as dedicated administrator laptops. In reality, they represent just one part of a broader privileged access strategy.

Modern privileged access requires more than strong authentication. Organisations must establish trust in the identities performing administrative tasks and the environments from which those tasks are performed.

Throughout this series, we explore the role of Privileged Access Workstations within a modern Microsoft Entra security architecture. Topics include authentication assurance, Privileged Identity Management, Conditional Access, physical and virtual administrative environments, governance and the Trust Level Framework.

Rather than prescribing a single approach, this series focuses on helping architects and security leaders make informed decisions based on risk, business requirements and organisational trust.

Whether you're securing a small IT team or designing privileged access controls for a global enterprise, the goal remains the same: align the level of assurance with the level of trust placed in privileged identities.

Articles in this series

  1. Introduction Privileged Access Workstations: Introduction
  2. Part 1 What is a Privileged Access Workstation
  3. Part 2 When Do You Need a Privileged Access Workstation?
  4. Part 3 Physical Privileged Access Workstations
  5. Part 4 Virtual Privileged Access Workstations
  6. Part 5 Choosing the Right Administrative Environment
  7. Part 6 Hardening a Modern Privileged Access Workstation
  8. Part 7 Operating and Maintaining a Privileged Access Workstation
  9. Part 8 Building a Modern Privileged Access Strategy