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Principle of least privilege

nounverified· unreviewed·updated Aug 30, 2026

The security objective of granting users only the access needed to perform official duties.

Framework senses

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
The security objective of granting users only the access needed to perform official duties.
NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →
§1 · attested_usage_pack_match
No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
The security objective of granting users only the access needed to perform official duties.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column