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Vol. I · No. 251
Mon · 8 Jun
A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data
The Lexicon

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least privilege

/liːst ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/ - n.

1 [colloq.] A principle interpreted as 'the least we can grant without anyone filing a ticket,' which trends upward.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. The principle that each identity receives only the access strictly required to perform its function.

Evidence
See also
  • access controlsA least-privilege model in which forty-one people have privilege, because requesting removal is harder than requesting access.
  • break-glass accessAn emergency-only door, propped open since the incident in March, with the review still pending.