NorthFirn field guide

Password manager rollout checklist for a small business

A password manager rollout guide covering ownership, recovery, migration, sharing, MFA, offboarding, and verification.

By NorthFirn ยท Published July 15, 2026

Prepare the control plane

Name at least two accountable administrators, protect their accounts with phishing-resistant authentication where available, document recovery, and verify the billing and domain ownership records.

Move in stages

Pilot with a small group, inventory shared credentials, define approved sharing, migrate critical accounts, rehearse offboarding, and keep a dated record of exceptions that still need an owner.

Primary source

NIST SP 800-63B