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What Is Least Privilege? |
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Answer» Designing operational ASPECTS of a system to operate with a minimum amount of system privilege. This reduces the authorization level at which various ACTIONS are performed and decreases the chance that a process or user with high privileges MAY be caused to perform unauthorized activity RESULTING in a security breach. Designing operational aspects of a system to operate with a minimum amount of system privilege. This reduces the authorization level at which various actions are performed and decreases the chance that a process or user with high privileges may be caused to perform unauthorized activity resulting in a security breach. |
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