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): Footnotes https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/least_privilege ↩ https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/bsi/articles/knowledge/principles/least-privilege ↩