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.
- §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.
- §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