A system and method for managing control of a network interface device. Permissions for management of a NID are established. The permissions enable a user to deny a third party access to one or more portions of the NID. Access for the third party to the one or more portions of the NID are granted in response to receiving an authorized override command from the third party. Activities performed by the third party are logged by the one or more portions of the mid-in response to receiving the authorized override command from the third party.