least privilege
Acronyms
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Preferred Term
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Non-standard Terms
- 'least privilege'
- bare minimum access required
- least-privilege
- least-privilege-principle
- least amount of privilege
- least necessary privilege
- least possible privilege
- least privilege access
- least privilege access principle
- least privilege principle
- minimum level of access
- minimum level of access required
- minimum necessary access
- minimum privilege
- minimum required access
- minimum sustainable level of privilege
- need-to-have basis
- need-to-use basis
- need basis
- need to basis
- principle of least privilege
- rule of least privilege
- sufficient access
Definitions
| Type | Definition | Sources |
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| Noun | A design objective in computing that limits access of a user, process, or device to the minimal level that will allow normal function. (used 605 times in citations and controls) |
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| Noun | 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. (used 142 times in citations and controls) | |
| Noun | A basic principle that holds that users (humans, software processes, or devices) should be assigned the fewest privileges consistent with their assigned duties and functions. (used 17 times in citations and controls) |
Other Forms
| Type | Other Form |
|---|---|
| Plural | least privileges |
| Plural Possessive | least privileges' |
| Possessive | least privilege's |
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