least privilege

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

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

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Classifications

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Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

5 surface forms

synonym: sufficient access
alternatephrasing: Least Privilege
plural: least privileges
possessive: least privilege's
pluralpossessive: least privileges'

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