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Privileged Access Control in Self-Hosted Collaboration Platforms: An Application-Layer Approach
Administrator impersonation (authorize as user) is a standard feature in many enterprise platforms, but it creates a blind spot for security teams: privileged access to private communications without granular audit trails. This article examines the architectural reality of impersonation in self-hosted collaboration systems, the compliance gap it creates, and how application-layer controls can provide visibility and governance without core platform modification. A technical discussion for security architects and compliance professionals managing on-premise deployments.