Google Workspace Changes

Admins can now assign temporary administrator roles with expiration times in the Google Admin console.

Admins can assign administrator roles to users, groups, or service accounts for a defined period of time; once the expiration time is reached, the access granted by the role is automatically revoked. This helps minimize security risks by reducing standing privileges and ambient access, and streamlines administrative overhead by removing the need to manually track and revoke temporary privileges for short-term projects, coverage during employee absences, or external audits. Super admins can choose from predefined durations (such as 30 days) or set a custom expiration date and time. Temporary roles cannot be assigned to the primary admin for the organization. The feature is available now for all Google Workspace customers via both Rapid and Scheduled release tracks.