Google Workspace: keep the keys with the business
The super admin of a Google Workspace account controls every mailbox on the domain. One super admin is one person away from a locked business.
Every step below is from Google Workspace’s own help pages, checked on 6th October 2026. Screens change: if a step doesn’t match what you see, the linked page is the one to trust. Nothing here needs you to share a password.
Add a second super admin
In your register this is field N.4 of the Google Workspace account.
- In the Admin console, go to Menu, Directory, Users, and open the person’s account.
- Select Admin roles and privileges, then the Super Admin role.
- Switch Super Admin to Assigned and select Save.
Give the role only to people you trust, and have them add recovery options to their own account.
Source: Google: make a user an admin
Turn on 2-Step Verification for everyone
In your register this is field N.6 of the Google Workspace account.
- As a super admin, go to Menu, Security, Authentication, 2-step verification.
- Tick Allow users to turn on 2-Step Verification.
- Set Enforcement to On, or to a start date, then select Save.