{
  "slug": "break-glass-access",
  "title": "Break-glass access is logged, reviewed later, and rarely questioned.",
  "summary": "Emergency access is protected by a typed reason and a log nobody reads. Here is how to keep it fast and still get evidence a reviewer can actually use.",
  "lede": "Every serious system has a door that opens when the rules say no, because the alternative is a patient who does not get treated or an outage that does not get fixed. The door is fine. What is not fine is that the only thing behind it is a text box and a log that nobody has the information to review.",
  "date": "2026-09-26",
  "reading_time": "16 min read",
  "category": "Security",
  "tags": ["break glass access", "emergency access", "HIPAA", "privileged access", "record snooping", "audit trail", "on-call"],
  "image": "https://cdn.twc.sh/images/igcache/Break%20Glass%20Access/1200_630/blog.jpg",
  "url": "/blog/break-glass-access.html",
  "wordcount": 3327,
  "related": ["shared-account-attribution", "bulk-export-needs-a-signature", "who-approved-this-deploy"],
  "schema": "Article"
}