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Least privilege

What does “Least privilege” mean?

Least privilege: Granting an actor only the permissions it needs for its current task.

Least privilege visual guide: Granting an actor only the permissions it needs for its current task.
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What is an example of “Least privilege”?

A research agent gets read access to documents without permission to delete them.

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See also

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