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 · 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