diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-aws-iam-auth-router.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-aws-iam-auth-router.ts
index 414f8534c..82387a3cc 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-aws-iam-auth-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-aws-iam-auth-router.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   validateAccountIds,
   validatePrincipalArns
 } from "@app/services/identity-aws-auth/identity-aws-auth-validators";
+import { isSuperAdmin } from "@app/services/super-admin/super-admin-fns";
 
 export const registerIdentityAwsAuthRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
   server.route({
@@ -130,7 +131,8 @@ export const registerIdentityAwsAuthRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider)
         actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
         actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
         ...req.body,
-        identityId: req.params.identityId
+        identityId: req.params.identityId,
+        isActorSuperAdmin: isSuperAdmin(req.auth)
       });
 
       await server.services.auditLog.createAuditLog({
diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-azure-auth-router.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-azure-auth-router.ts
index f46fb57ca..1cf59e682 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-azure-auth-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-azure-auth-router.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ import { verifyAuth } from "@app/server/plugins/auth/verify-auth";
 import { AuthMode } from "@app/services/auth/auth-type";
 import { TIdentityTrustedIp } from "@app/services/identity/identity-types";
 import { validateAzureAuthField } from "@app/services/identity-azure-auth/identity-azure-auth-validators";
-
-import {} from "../sanitizedSchemas";
+import { isSuperAdmin } from "@app/services/super-admin/super-admin-fns";
 
 export const registerIdentityAzureAuthRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
   server.route({
@@ -127,7 +126,8 @@ export const registerIdentityAzureAuthRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider
         actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
         actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
         ...req.body,
-        identityId: req.params.identityId
+        identityId: req.params.identityId,
+        isActorSuperAdmin: isSuperAdmin(req.auth)
       });
 
       await server.services.auditLog.createAuditLog({
diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-gcp-auth-router.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-gcp-auth-router.ts
index 057458bb2..d269072d9 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-gcp-auth-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-gcp-auth-router.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { verifyAuth } from "@app/server/plugins/auth/verify-auth";
 import { AuthMode } from "@app/services/auth/auth-type";
 import { TIdentityTrustedIp } from "@app/services/identity/identity-types";
 import { validateGcpAuthField } from "@app/services/identity-gcp-auth/identity-gcp-auth-validators";
+import { isSuperAdmin } from "@app/services/super-admin/super-admin-fns";
 
 export const registerIdentityGcpAuthRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
   server.route({
@@ -121,7 +122,8 @@ export const registerIdentityGcpAuthRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider)
         actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
         actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
         ...req.body,
-        identityId: req.params.identityId
+        identityId: req.params.identityId,
+        isActorSuperAdmin: isSuperAdmin(req.auth)
       });
 
       await server.services.auditLog.createAuditLog({
diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-jwt-auth-router.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-jwt-auth-router.ts
index 2950fc72d..bb09898a3 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-jwt-auth-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-jwt-auth-router.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   validateJwtAuthAudiencesField,
   validateJwtBoundClaimsField
 } from "@app/services/identity-jwt-auth/identity-jwt-auth-validators";
+import { isSuperAdmin } from "@app/services/super-admin/super-admin-fns";
 
 const IdentityJwtAuthResponseSchema = IdentityJwtAuthsSchema.omit({
   encryptedJwksCaCert: true,
@@ -169,7 +170,8 @@ export const registerIdentityJwtAuthRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider)
         actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
         actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
         ...req.body,
-        identityId: req.params.identityId
+        identityId: req.params.identityId,
+        isActorSuperAdmin: isSuperAdmin(req.auth)
       });
 
       await server.services.auditLog.createAuditLog({
diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-kubernetes-auth-router.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-kubernetes-auth-router.ts
index 263fa478e..952cfcdaf 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-kubernetes-auth-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-kubernetes-auth-router.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { readLimit, writeLimit } from "@app/server/config/rateLimiter";
 import { verifyAuth } from "@app/server/plugins/auth/verify-auth";
 import { AuthMode } from "@app/services/auth/auth-type";
 import { TIdentityTrustedIp } from "@app/services/identity/identity-types";
+import { isSuperAdmin } from "@app/services/super-admin/super-admin-fns";
 
 const IdentityKubernetesAuthResponseSchema = IdentityKubernetesAuthsSchema.pick({
   id: true,
@@ -147,7 +148,8 @@ export const registerIdentityKubernetesRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvide
         actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
         actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
         ...req.body,
-        identityId: req.params.identityId
+        identityId: req.params.identityId,
+        isActorSuperAdmin: isSuperAdmin(req.auth)
       });
 
       await server.services.auditLog.createAuditLog({
diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-oidc-auth-router.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-oidc-auth-router.ts
index 7ce0b05b7..ab3a4b805 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-oidc-auth-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-oidc-auth-router.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   validateOidcAuthAudiencesField,
   validateOidcBoundClaimsField
 } from "@app/services/identity-oidc-auth/identity-oidc-auth-validators";
+import { isSuperAdmin } from "@app/services/super-admin/super-admin-fns";
 
 const IdentityOidcAuthResponseSchema = IdentityOidcAuthsSchema.pick({
   id: true,
@@ -146,7 +147,8 @@ export const registerIdentityOidcAuthRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider)
         actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
         actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
         ...req.body,
-        identityId: req.params.identityId
+        identityId: req.params.identityId,
+        isActorSuperAdmin: isSuperAdmin(req.auth)
       });
 
       await server.services.auditLog.createAuditLog({
diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-router.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-router.ts
index 5ec688061..344da3383 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-router.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { readLimit, writeLimit } from "@app/server/config/rateLimiter";
 import { getTelemetryDistinctId } from "@app/server/lib/telemetry";
 import { verifyAuth } from "@app/server/plugins/auth/verify-auth";
 import { AuthMode } from "@app/services/auth/auth-type";
+import { isSuperAdmin } from "@app/services/super-admin/super-admin-fns";
 import { PostHogEventTypes } from "@app/services/telemetry/telemetry-types";
 
 import { SanitizedProjectSchema } from "../sanitizedSchemas";
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ export const registerIdentityRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
         actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
         id: req.params.identityId,
+        isActorSuperAdmin: isSuperAdmin(req.auth),
         ...req.body
       });
 
@@ -166,7 +168,8 @@ export const registerIdentityRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         actorId: req.permission.id,
         actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
         actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
-        id: req.params.identityId
+        id: req.params.identityId,
+        isActorSuperAdmin: isSuperAdmin(req.auth)
       });
 
       await server.services.auditLog.createAuditLog({
diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-token-auth-router.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-token-auth-router.ts
index 3d331403a..d6e7259be 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-token-auth-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-token-auth-router.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { readLimit, writeLimit } from "@app/server/config/rateLimiter";
 import { verifyAuth } from "@app/server/plugins/auth/verify-auth";
 import { AuthMode } from "@app/services/auth/auth-type";
 import { TIdentityTrustedIp } from "@app/services/identity/identity-types";
+import { isSuperAdmin } from "@app/services/super-admin/super-admin-fns";
 
 export const registerIdentityTokenAuthRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
   server.route({
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@ export const registerIdentityTokenAuthRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider
         actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
         actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
         ...req.body,
-        identityId: req.params.identityId
+        identityId: req.params.identityId,
+        isActorSuperAdmin: isSuperAdmin(req.auth)
       });
 
       await server.services.auditLog.createAuditLog({
@@ -157,7 +159,8 @@ export const registerIdentityTokenAuthRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider
         actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
         actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
         ...req.body,
-        identityId: req.params.identityId
+        identityId: req.params.identityId,
+        isActorSuperAdmin: isSuperAdmin(req.auth)
       });
 
       await server.services.auditLog.createAuditLog({
@@ -257,7 +260,8 @@ export const registerIdentityTokenAuthRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider
         actorId: req.permission.id,
         actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
         actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
-        identityId: req.params.identityId
+        identityId: req.params.identityId,
+        isActorSuperAdmin: isSuperAdmin(req.auth)
       });
 
       await server.services.auditLog.createAuditLog({
@@ -312,6 +316,7 @@ export const registerIdentityTokenAuthRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider
           actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
           actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
           identityId: req.params.identityId,
+          isActorSuperAdmin: isSuperAdmin(req.auth),
           ...req.body
         });
 
@@ -370,6 +375,7 @@ export const registerIdentityTokenAuthRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider
         actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
         actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
         identityId: req.params.identityId,
+        isActorSuperAdmin: isSuperAdmin(req.auth),
         ...req.query
       });
 
@@ -421,6 +427,7 @@ export const registerIdentityTokenAuthRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider
         actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
         actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
         tokenId: req.params.tokenId,
+        isActorSuperAdmin: isSuperAdmin(req.auth),
         ...req.body
       });
 
@@ -470,7 +477,8 @@ export const registerIdentityTokenAuthRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider
         actorId: req.permission.id,
         actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
         actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
-        tokenId: req.params.tokenId
+        tokenId: req.params.tokenId,
+        isActorSuperAdmin: isSuperAdmin(req.auth)
       });
 
       return {
diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-universal-auth-router.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-universal-auth-router.ts
index e48e1f442..5a9363f3d 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-universal-auth-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-universal-auth-router.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { readLimit, writeLimit } from "@app/server/config/rateLimiter";
 import { verifyAuth } from "@app/server/plugins/auth/verify-auth";
 import { AuthMode } from "@app/services/auth/auth-type";
 import { TIdentityTrustedIp } from "@app/services/identity/identity-types";
+import { isSuperAdmin } from "@app/services/super-admin/super-admin-fns";
 
 export const sanitizedClientSecretSchema = IdentityUaClientSecretsSchema.pick({
   id: true,
@@ -142,8 +143,10 @@ export const registerIdentityUaRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
         actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
         ...req.body,
-        identityId: req.params.identityId
+        identityId: req.params.identityId,
+        isActorSuperAdmin: isSuperAdmin(req.auth)
       });
+
       await server.services.auditLog.createAuditLog({
         ...req.auditLogInfo,
         orgId: identityUniversalAuth.orgId,
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-aws-auth/identity-aws-auth-service.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-aws-auth/identity-aws-auth-service.ts
index ddd9e0278..5be3dfe4c 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-aws-auth/identity-aws-auth-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-aws-auth/identity-aws-auth-service.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { ActorType, AuthTokenType } from "../auth/auth-type";
 import { TIdentityOrgDALFactory } from "../identity/identity-org-dal";
 import { TIdentityAccessTokenDALFactory } from "../identity-access-token/identity-access-token-dal";
 import { TIdentityAccessTokenJwtPayload } from "../identity-access-token/identity-access-token-types";
+import { validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges } from "../super-admin/super-admin-fns";
 import { TIdentityAwsAuthDALFactory } from "./identity-aws-auth-dal";
 import { extractPrincipalArn } from "./identity-aws-auth-fns";
 import {
@@ -149,8 +150,11 @@ export const identityAwsAuthServiceFactory = ({
     actorId,
     actorAuthMethod,
     actor,
-    actorOrgId
+    actorOrgId,
+    isActorSuperAdmin
   }: TAttachAwsAuthDTO) => {
+    await validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges(identityId, isActorSuperAdmin);
+
     const identityMembershipOrg = await identityOrgMembershipDAL.findOne({ identityId });
     if (!identityMembershipOrg) throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Failed to find identity with ID ${identityId}` });
 
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-aws-auth/identity-aws-auth-types.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-aws-auth/identity-aws-auth-types.ts
index c24186ee0..785b37bbc 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-aws-auth/identity-aws-auth-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-aws-auth/identity-aws-auth-types.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export type TAttachAwsAuthDTO = {
   accessTokenMaxTTL: number;
   accessTokenNumUsesLimit: number;
   accessTokenTrustedIps: { ipAddress: string }[];
+  isActorSuperAdmin?: boolean;
 } & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;
 
 export type TUpdateAwsAuthDTO = {
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-azure-auth/identity-azure-auth-service.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-azure-auth/identity-azure-auth-service.ts
index 01878dbb3..87e076e93 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-azure-auth/identity-azure-auth-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-azure-auth/identity-azure-auth-service.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { ActorType, AuthTokenType } from "../auth/auth-type";
 import { TIdentityOrgDALFactory } from "../identity/identity-org-dal";
 import { TIdentityAccessTokenDALFactory } from "../identity-access-token/identity-access-token-dal";
 import { TIdentityAccessTokenJwtPayload } from "../identity-access-token/identity-access-token-types";
+import { validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges } from "../super-admin/super-admin-fns";
 import { TIdentityAzureAuthDALFactory } from "./identity-azure-auth-dal";
 import { validateAzureIdentity } from "./identity-azure-auth-fns";
 import {
@@ -122,8 +123,11 @@ export const identityAzureAuthServiceFactory = ({
     actorId,
     actorAuthMethod,
     actor,
-    actorOrgId
+    actorOrgId,
+    isActorSuperAdmin
   }: TAttachAzureAuthDTO) => {
+    await validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges(identityId, isActorSuperAdmin);
+
     const identityMembershipOrg = await identityOrgMembershipDAL.findOne({ identityId });
     if (!identityMembershipOrg) throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Failed to find identity with ID ${identityId}` });
 
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-azure-auth/identity-azure-auth-types.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-azure-auth/identity-azure-auth-types.ts
index ec03451db..485753b6f 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-azure-auth/identity-azure-auth-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-azure-auth/identity-azure-auth-types.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export type TAttachAzureAuthDTO = {
   accessTokenMaxTTL: number;
   accessTokenNumUsesLimit: number;
   accessTokenTrustedIps: { ipAddress: string }[];
+  isActorSuperAdmin?: boolean;
 } & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;
 
 export type TUpdateAzureAuthDTO = {
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-gcp-auth/identity-gcp-auth-service.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-gcp-auth/identity-gcp-auth-service.ts
index 7b0dd4390..321f633ff 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-gcp-auth/identity-gcp-auth-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-gcp-auth/identity-gcp-auth-service.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { ActorType, AuthTokenType } from "../auth/auth-type";
 import { TIdentityOrgDALFactory } from "../identity/identity-org-dal";
 import { TIdentityAccessTokenDALFactory } from "../identity-access-token/identity-access-token-dal";
 import { TIdentityAccessTokenJwtPayload } from "../identity-access-token/identity-access-token-types";
+import { validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges } from "../super-admin/super-admin-fns";
 import { TIdentityGcpAuthDALFactory } from "./identity-gcp-auth-dal";
 import { validateIamIdentity, validateIdTokenIdentity } from "./identity-gcp-auth-fns";
 import {
@@ -162,8 +163,11 @@ export const identityGcpAuthServiceFactory = ({
     actorId,
     actorAuthMethod,
     actor,
-    actorOrgId
+    actorOrgId,
+    isActorSuperAdmin
   }: TAttachGcpAuthDTO) => {
+    await validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges(identityId, isActorSuperAdmin);
+
     const identityMembershipOrg = await identityOrgMembershipDAL.findOne({ identityId });
     if (!identityMembershipOrg) throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Failed to find identity with ID ${identityId}` });
 
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-gcp-auth/identity-gcp-auth-types.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-gcp-auth/identity-gcp-auth-types.ts
index 45e64b24b..063630c73 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-gcp-auth/identity-gcp-auth-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-gcp-auth/identity-gcp-auth-types.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export type TAttachGcpAuthDTO = {
   accessTokenMaxTTL: number;
   accessTokenNumUsesLimit: number;
   accessTokenTrustedIps: { ipAddress: string }[];
+  isActorSuperAdmin?: boolean;
 } & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;
 
 export type TUpdateGcpAuthDTO = {
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-jwt-auth/identity-jwt-auth-service.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-jwt-auth/identity-jwt-auth-service.ts
index 555dc00a6..9bfc97956 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-jwt-auth/identity-jwt-auth-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-jwt-auth/identity-jwt-auth-service.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { TIdentityAccessTokenDALFactory } from "../identity-access-token/identit
 import { TIdentityAccessTokenJwtPayload } from "../identity-access-token/identity-access-token-types";
 import { TKmsServiceFactory } from "../kms/kms-service";
 import { KmsDataKey } from "../kms/kms-types";
+import { validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges } from "../super-admin/super-admin-fns";
 import { TIdentityJwtAuthDALFactory } from "./identity-jwt-auth-dal";
 import { doesFieldValueMatchJwtPolicy } from "./identity-jwt-auth-fns";
 import {
@@ -248,8 +249,11 @@ export const identityJwtAuthServiceFactory = ({
     actorId,
     actorAuthMethod,
     actor,
-    actorOrgId
+    actorOrgId,
+    isActorSuperAdmin
   }: TAttachJwtAuthDTO) => {
+    await validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges(identityId, isActorSuperAdmin);
+
     const identityMembershipOrg = await identityOrgMembershipDAL.findOne({ identityId });
     if (!identityMembershipOrg) {
       if (!identityMembershipOrg) throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Failed to find identity with ID ${identityId}` });
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-jwt-auth/identity-jwt-auth-types.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-jwt-auth/identity-jwt-auth-types.ts
index a6881f0e5..bc19aba83 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-jwt-auth/identity-jwt-auth-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-jwt-auth/identity-jwt-auth-types.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export type TAttachJwtAuthDTO = {
   accessTokenMaxTTL: number;
   accessTokenNumUsesLimit: number;
   accessTokenTrustedIps: { ipAddress: string }[];
+  isActorSuperAdmin?: boolean;
 } & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;
 
 export type TUpdateJwtAuthDTO = {
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-kubernetes-auth/identity-kubernetes-auth-service.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-kubernetes-auth/identity-kubernetes-auth-service.ts
index c7b2c5c8d..40c7a0af6 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-kubernetes-auth/identity-kubernetes-auth-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-kubernetes-auth/identity-kubernetes-auth-service.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { TIdentityAccessTokenDALFactory } from "../identity-access-token/identit
 import { TIdentityAccessTokenJwtPayload } from "../identity-access-token/identity-access-token-types";
 import { TKmsServiceFactory } from "../kms/kms-service";
 import { KmsDataKey } from "../kms/kms-types";
+import { validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges } from "../super-admin/super-admin-fns";
 import { TIdentityKubernetesAuthDALFactory } from "./identity-kubernetes-auth-dal";
 import { extractK8sUsername } from "./identity-kubernetes-auth-fns";
 import {
@@ -227,8 +228,11 @@ export const identityKubernetesAuthServiceFactory = ({
     actorId,
     actorAuthMethod,
     actor,
-    actorOrgId
+    actorOrgId,
+    isActorSuperAdmin
   }: TAttachKubernetesAuthDTO) => {
+    await validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges(identityId, isActorSuperAdmin);
+
     const identityMembershipOrg = await identityOrgMembershipDAL.findOne({ identityId });
     if (!identityMembershipOrg) throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Failed to find identity with ID ${identityId}` });
 
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-kubernetes-auth/identity-kubernetes-auth-types.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-kubernetes-auth/identity-kubernetes-auth-types.ts
index f1cde2be9..c66ec8480 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-kubernetes-auth/identity-kubernetes-auth-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-kubernetes-auth/identity-kubernetes-auth-types.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export type TAttachKubernetesAuthDTO = {
   accessTokenMaxTTL: number;
   accessTokenNumUsesLimit: number;
   accessTokenTrustedIps: { ipAddress: string }[];
+  isActorSuperAdmin?: boolean;
 } & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;
 
 export type TUpdateKubernetesAuthDTO = {
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-oidc-auth/identity-oidc-auth-service.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-oidc-auth/identity-oidc-auth-service.ts
index 3c947f504..d3e713b30 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-oidc-auth/identity-oidc-auth-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-oidc-auth/identity-oidc-auth-service.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { TIdentityAccessTokenDALFactory } from "../identity-access-token/identit
 import { TIdentityAccessTokenJwtPayload } from "../identity-access-token/identity-access-token-types";
 import { TKmsServiceFactory } from "../kms/kms-service";
 import { KmsDataKey } from "../kms/kms-types";
+import { validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges } from "../super-admin/super-admin-fns";
 import { TIdentityOidcAuthDALFactory } from "./identity-oidc-auth-dal";
 import { doesAudValueMatchOidcPolicy, doesFieldValueMatchOidcPolicy } from "./identity-oidc-auth-fns";
 import {
@@ -196,8 +197,10 @@ export const identityOidcAuthServiceFactory = ({
     actorId,
     actorAuthMethod,
     actor,
-    actorOrgId
+    actorOrgId,
+    isActorSuperAdmin
   }: TAttachOidcAuthDTO) => {
+    await validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges(identityId, isActorSuperAdmin);
     const identityMembershipOrg = await identityOrgMembershipDAL.findOne({ identityId });
     if (!identityMembershipOrg) {
       if (!identityMembershipOrg) throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Failed to find identity with ID ${identityId}` });
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-oidc-auth/identity-oidc-auth-types.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-oidc-auth/identity-oidc-auth-types.ts
index 761f68aa7..78a10479c 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-oidc-auth/identity-oidc-auth-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-oidc-auth/identity-oidc-auth-types.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export type TAttachOidcAuthDTO = {
   accessTokenMaxTTL: number;
   accessTokenNumUsesLimit: number;
   accessTokenTrustedIps: { ipAddress: string }[];
+  isActorSuperAdmin?: boolean;
 } & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;
 
 export type TUpdateOidcAuthDTO = {
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-token-auth/identity-token-auth-service.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-token-auth/identity-token-auth-service.ts
index d9e2d66fa..1d327fff3 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-token-auth/identity-token-auth-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-token-auth/identity-token-auth-service.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { ActorType, AuthTokenType } from "../auth/auth-type";
 import { TIdentityOrgDALFactory } from "../identity/identity-org-dal";
 import { TIdentityAccessTokenDALFactory } from "../identity-access-token/identity-access-token-dal";
 import { TIdentityAccessTokenJwtPayload } from "../identity-access-token/identity-access-token-types";
+import { validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges } from "../super-admin/super-admin-fns";
 import { TIdentityTokenAuthDALFactory } from "./identity-token-auth-dal";
 import {
   TAttachTokenAuthDTO,
@@ -59,8 +60,11 @@ export const identityTokenAuthServiceFactory = ({
     actorId,
     actorAuthMethod,
     actor,
-    actorOrgId
+    actorOrgId,
+    isActorSuperAdmin
   }: TAttachTokenAuthDTO) => {
+    await validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges(identityId, isActorSuperAdmin);
+
     const identityMembershipOrg = await identityOrgMembershipDAL.findOne({ identityId });
     if (!identityMembershipOrg) throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Failed to find identity with ID ${identityId}` });
 
@@ -126,8 +130,11 @@ export const identityTokenAuthServiceFactory = ({
     actorId,
     actorAuthMethod,
     actor,
-    actorOrgId
+    actorOrgId,
+    isActorSuperAdmin
   }: TUpdateTokenAuthDTO) => {
+    await validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges(identityId, isActorSuperAdmin);
+
     const identityMembershipOrg = await identityOrgMembershipDAL.findOne({ identityId });
     if (!identityMembershipOrg) throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Failed to find identity with ID ${identityId}` });
 
@@ -218,8 +225,11 @@ export const identityTokenAuthServiceFactory = ({
     actorId,
     actor,
     actorAuthMethod,
-    actorOrgId
+    actorOrgId,
+    isActorSuperAdmin
   }: TRevokeTokenAuthDTO) => {
+    await validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges(identityId, isActorSuperAdmin);
+
     const identityMembershipOrg = await identityOrgMembershipDAL.findOne({ identityId });
     if (!identityMembershipOrg) throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Failed to find identity with ID ${identityId}` });
 
@@ -271,8 +281,11 @@ export const identityTokenAuthServiceFactory = ({
     actor,
     actorAuthMethod,
     actorOrgId,
-    name
+    name,
+    isActorSuperAdmin
   }: TCreateTokenAuthTokenDTO) => {
+    await validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges(identityId, isActorSuperAdmin);
+
     const identityMembershipOrg = await identityOrgMembershipDAL.findOne({ identityId });
     if (!identityMembershipOrg) throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Failed to find identity with ID ${identityId}` });
 
@@ -350,8 +363,11 @@ export const identityTokenAuthServiceFactory = ({
     actorId,
     actor,
     actorAuthMethod,
-    actorOrgId
+    actorOrgId,
+    isActorSuperAdmin
   }: TGetTokenAuthTokensDTO) => {
+    await validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges(identityId, isActorSuperAdmin);
+
     const identityMembershipOrg = await identityOrgMembershipDAL.findOne({ identityId });
     if (!identityMembershipOrg) throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Failed to find identity with ID ${identityId}` });
 
@@ -386,7 +402,8 @@ export const identityTokenAuthServiceFactory = ({
     actorId,
     actor,
     actorAuthMethod,
-    actorOrgId
+    actorOrgId,
+    isActorSuperAdmin
   }: TUpdateTokenAuthTokenDTO) => {
     const foundToken = await identityAccessTokenDAL.findOne({
       [`${TableName.IdentityAccessToken}.id` as "id"]: tokenId,
@@ -398,6 +415,8 @@ export const identityTokenAuthServiceFactory = ({
     if (!identityMembershipOrg) {
       throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Failed to find identity with ID ${foundToken.identityId}` });
     }
+
+    await validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges(foundToken.identityId, isActorSuperAdmin);
     if (!identityMembershipOrg.identity.authMethods.includes(IdentityAuthMethod.TOKEN_AUTH)) {
       throw new BadRequestError({
         message: "The identity does not have Token Auth"
@@ -446,18 +465,22 @@ export const identityTokenAuthServiceFactory = ({
     actorId,
     actor,
     actorAuthMethod,
-    actorOrgId
+    actorOrgId,
+    isActorSuperAdmin
   }: TRevokeTokenAuthTokenDTO) => {
     const identityAccessToken = await identityAccessTokenDAL.findOne({
       [`${TableName.IdentityAccessToken}.id` as "id"]: tokenId,
       [`${TableName.IdentityAccessToken}.isAccessTokenRevoked` as "isAccessTokenRevoked"]: false,
       [`${TableName.IdentityAccessToken}.authMethod` as "authMethod"]: IdentityAuthMethod.TOKEN_AUTH
     });
+
     if (!identityAccessToken)
       throw new NotFoundError({
         message: `Token with ID ${tokenId} not found or already revoked`
       });
 
+    await validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges(identityAccessToken.identityId, isActorSuperAdmin);
+
     const identityOrgMembership = await identityOrgMembershipDAL.findOne({
       identityId: identityAccessToken.identityId
     });
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-token-auth/identity-token-auth-types.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-token-auth/identity-token-auth-types.ts
index 12c689728..16cd60db7 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-token-auth/identity-token-auth-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-token-auth/identity-token-auth-types.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export type TAttachTokenAuthDTO = {
   accessTokenMaxTTL: number;
   accessTokenNumUsesLimit: number;
   accessTokenTrustedIps: { ipAddress: string }[];
+  isActorSuperAdmin?: boolean;
 } & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;
 
 export type TUpdateTokenAuthDTO = {
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ export type TUpdateTokenAuthDTO = {
   accessTokenMaxTTL?: number;
   accessTokenNumUsesLimit?: number;
   accessTokenTrustedIps?: { ipAddress: string }[];
+  isActorSuperAdmin?: boolean;
 } & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;
 
 export type TGetTokenAuthDTO = {
@@ -22,24 +24,29 @@ export type TGetTokenAuthDTO = {
 
 export type TRevokeTokenAuthDTO = {
   identityId: string;
+  isActorSuperAdmin?: boolean;
 } & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;
 
 export type TCreateTokenAuthTokenDTO = {
   identityId: string;
   name?: string;
+  isActorSuperAdmin?: boolean;
 } & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;
 
 export type TGetTokenAuthTokensDTO = {
   identityId: string;
   offset: number;
   limit: number;
+  isActorSuperAdmin?: boolean;
 } & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;
 
 export type TUpdateTokenAuthTokenDTO = {
   tokenId: string;
   name?: string;
+  isActorSuperAdmin?: boolean;
 } & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;
 
 export type TRevokeTokenAuthTokenDTO = {
   tokenId: string;
+  isActorSuperAdmin?: boolean;
 } & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-ua/identity-ua-service.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-ua/identity-ua-service.ts
index 078b50c08..848b536ba 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-ua/identity-ua-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-ua/identity-ua-service.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { ActorType, AuthTokenType } from "../auth/auth-type";
 import { TIdentityOrgDALFactory } from "../identity/identity-org-dal";
 import { TIdentityAccessTokenDALFactory } from "../identity-access-token/identity-access-token-dal";
 import { TIdentityAccessTokenJwtPayload } from "../identity-access-token/identity-access-token-types";
+import { validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges } from "../super-admin/super-admin-fns";
 import { TIdentityUaClientSecretDALFactory } from "./identity-ua-client-secret-dal";
 import { TIdentityUaDALFactory } from "./identity-ua-dal";
 import {
@@ -150,8 +151,11 @@ export const identityUaServiceFactory = ({
     actorId,
     actorAuthMethod,
     actor,
-    actorOrgId
+    actorOrgId,
+    isActorSuperAdmin
   }: TAttachUaDTO) => {
+    await validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges(identityId, isActorSuperAdmin);
+
     const identityMembershipOrg = await identityOrgMembershipDAL.findOne({ identityId });
     if (!identityMembershipOrg) throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Failed to find identity with ID ${identityId}` });
 
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-ua/identity-ua-types.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-ua/identity-ua-types.ts
index 2045c2143..07b6a4810 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-ua/identity-ua-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-ua/identity-ua-types.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export type TAttachUaDTO = {
   accessTokenNumUsesLimit: number;
   clientSecretTrustedIps: { ipAddress: string }[];
   accessTokenTrustedIps: { ipAddress: string }[];
+  isActorSuperAdmin?: boolean;
 } & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;
 
 export type TUpdateUaDTO = {
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity/identity-service.ts b/backend/src/services/identity/identity-service.ts
index 8ada2a5d1..bd6c8d30c 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity/identity-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity/identity-service.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { BadRequestError, ForbiddenRequestError, NotFoundError } from "@app/lib/
 import { TIdentityProjectDALFactory } from "@app/services/identity-project/identity-project-dal";
 
 import { ActorType } from "../auth/auth-type";
+import { validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges } from "../super-admin/super-admin-fns";
 import { TIdentityDALFactory } from "./identity-dal";
 import { TIdentityMetadataDALFactory } from "./identity-metadata-dal";
 import { TIdentityOrgDALFactory } from "./identity-org-dal";
@@ -112,8 +113,11 @@ export const identityServiceFactory = ({
     actorId,
     actorAuthMethod,
     actorOrgId,
-    metadata
+    metadata,
+    isActorSuperAdmin
   }: TUpdateIdentityDTO) => {
+    await validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges(id, isActorSuperAdmin);
+
     const identityOrgMembership = await identityOrgMembershipDAL.findOne({ identityId: id });
     if (!identityOrgMembership) throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Failed to find identity with id ${id}` });
 
@@ -209,7 +213,16 @@ export const identityServiceFactory = ({
     return identity;
   };
 
-  const deleteIdentity = async ({ actorId, actor, actorOrgId, actorAuthMethod, id }: TDeleteIdentityDTO) => {
+  const deleteIdentity = async ({
+    actorId,
+    actor,
+    actorOrgId,
+    actorAuthMethod,
+    id,
+    isActorSuperAdmin
+  }: TDeleteIdentityDTO) => {
+    await validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges(id, isActorSuperAdmin);
+
     const identityOrgMembership = await identityOrgMembershipDAL.findOne({ identityId: id });
     if (!identityOrgMembership) throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Failed to find identity with id ${id}` });
 
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity/identity-types.ts b/backend/src/services/identity/identity-types.ts
index 3f9e5c523..0eca6b7ee 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity/identity-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity/identity-types.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export type TUpdateIdentityDTO = {
 
 export type TDeleteIdentityDTO = {
   id: string;
+  isActorSuperAdmin?: boolean;
 } & Omit<TOrgPermission, "orgId">;
 
 export type TGetIdentityByIdDTO = {
diff --git a/backend/src/services/super-admin/super-admin-fns.ts b/backend/src/services/super-admin/super-admin-fns.ts
index b7c00dd44..12ac0e7d7 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/super-admin/super-admin-fns.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/super-admin/super-admin-fns.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import { ForbiddenRequestError } from "@app/lib/errors";
 import { TAuthMode } from "@app/server/plugins/auth/inject-identity";
 
 import { ActorType } from "../auth/auth-type";
+import { getServerCfg } from "./super-admin-service";
 
 export const isSuperAdmin = (auth: TAuthMode) => {
   if (auth.actor === ActorType.USER && auth.user.superAdmin) {
@@ -13,3 +15,16 @@ export const isSuperAdmin = (auth: TAuthMode) => {
 
   return false;
 };
+
+export const validateIdentityUpdateForSuperAdminPrivileges = async (
+  identityId: string,
+  isActorSuperAdmin?: boolean
+) => {
+  const serverCfg = await getServerCfg();
+  if (serverCfg.adminIdentityIds?.includes(identityId) && !isActorSuperAdmin) {
+    throw new ForbiddenRequestError({
+      message:
+        "You are attempting to modify an instance admin identity. This requires elevated instance admin privileges"
+    });
+  }
+};