Most security teams assume they have credential coverage under control until an audit, a breach, or a compliance review reveals the gaps.
For example, out of all the passwords used weekly by employees, 28% are considered risky, according to anonymized and aggregated Dashlane telemetry data. And when a risky password is used, there's a 53% chance the employee is not logged into their password manager at that moment.
The reality is that credential sprawl is growing faster than most organizations can track. Between shadow SaaS, non-SSO apps, shared accounts, and now AI agents operating in your environment, the credential attack surface has expanded well beyond what a traditional password manager alone can address.
The checklist below is designed to help you pressure-test your current coverage. Work through it with your IT, security, and compliance stakeholders to identify blind spots before someone else does.
Credential coverage self-assessment
Use the list below (or download the PDF version) to assess your organization's credential coverage.
SSO and apps
- Do you have a complete and current inventory of all apps employees access for work?
- Do you know what percentage of those apps fall outside SSO?
- Can you demonstrate that non-SSO apps have alternative credential controls in place?
- Do you have visibility into shadow SaaS apps adopted without IT approval?
Vault and password management
- Do you know what percentage of your workforce has enrolled in your password manager?
- Can you produce credential hygiene evidence, such as password strength and compromised credential status, for employees outside the vault?
- Can you demonstrate MFA enrollment status for non-SSO apps for the full workforce?
- Can you produce a complete credential health report for every employee within 24 hours if an examiner requests it today?
Shared and privileged credentials
- Do you have a documented process for how shared credentials are distributed and rotated?
- Can you confirm that shared credentials are revoked promptly when employees leave or change roles?
- Are privileged accounts reviewed regularly for excessive permissions and inactive access?
AI agent access
- Do you have a complete inventory of AI agents operating in your environment?
- Do you have a governance framework defining how credentials are delegated to AI agents?
How Dashlane closes these gaps
If you found yourself answering "no" or "not sure" to more than a few of these questions, you're not alone. Most organizations answer “no” or “not sure” to several of these questions, and that gap is exactly what Dashlane is built to close.
Dashlane gives IT and security teams a live, exportable view of vault enrollment and credential risk across the entire workforce, including for credentials outside the vault. Every credential stored in Dashlane sits behind a zero-knowledge architecture, meaning Dashlane itself never has access to the underlying passwords or vault contents.
For the question above about producing a credential health report on demand, teams on Dashlane can generate a complete report for their organization in minutes rather than waiting on the 24 hours an examiner might allow.
As AI agents take on more workplace tasks, Dashlane extends that same visibility to agent credentials, giving security teams one governance layer instead of a patchwork of point tools.
Incomplete credential coverage leaves your organization exposed to credential-based attacks, compliance failures, and the kind of blind spots that show up at the worst possible moment. A thorough credential coverage assessment can help you identify exactly where your exposure lies and what to prioritize.
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