least privilege
nounid
3126·updated May 12, 2026candidate
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
Entity Type
Requirement0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
Sensitivity
—85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Information Class
—90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Variants
- synonym
- sufficient access
- alternatephrasing
- Least Privilege
- plural
- least privileges
- possessive
- least privilege's
- pluralpossessive
- least privileges'
Framework definitions
- §1
- Least Privilege is the principle of allowing users or applications the least amount of permissions necessary to perform their intended function.
- §1
- 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.
- §1
- 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.
- §1
- The security objective of granting users only those accesses they need to perform their official duties.
- §2 · sense_2_pending_review
- 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.
- §1
- 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.
- §1
- The security objective of granting users only those accesses they need to perform their official duties.
- §1
- 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.
- §1
- The security objective of granting users only those accesses they need to perform their official duties.
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