Principle of Least Privilege

The principle that a security architecture is designed so that each entity is granted the minimum system resources and authorizations that the entity needs to perform its function.[1] [2]


Relevant Note(s):


  1. https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/least_privilege ↩︎

  2. https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/bsi/articles/knowledge/principles/least-privilege ↩︎