firecall

plural firecalls

1. A call of fire alarm to a fire station.
2. computer securityA request for provision of emergency access to a computer system in order to fix a problem

   1996 August, Computer Incident Response Guidebook, NAVSO P-5239-19, Department of the Navy Firecall procedures must include provisions for verifying the identity of the person who needs a password or encryption key during an emergency.

   2 more examples

   Special procedures and audited “firecall” userids have been established for application, system, and network troubleshooting activities.

   2001 December, Thomas R. Peltier, Information Security Policies, Procedures, and Standards, CRC Press, page 283

   All Privileged IDs should be treated as ‘check out’ or ‘firecall’ IDs.

   2003 September, Terri Hill et al., HP NonStop Server Security, Digital Press, page 92