{"id":25884,"date":"2026-03-24T17:55:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perseus.de\/least-privilege\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:32:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:32:19","slug":"least-privilege","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perseus.de\/en\/least-privilege\/","title":{"rendered":"Least privilege"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25884\" class=\"elementor elementor-25884 elementor-25722\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cab3f18 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cab3f18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a02b8b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a02b8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f80ded elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f80ded\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Least privilege <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d061a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d061a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/perseus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Headerbild-Glossary-Page-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-25801\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perseus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Headerbild-Glossary-Page-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/perseus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Headerbild-Glossary-Page-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/perseus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Headerbild-Glossary-Page-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/perseus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Headerbild-Glossary-Page.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5266f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a5266f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f65d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44f65d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The principle of least privilege means that users only receive the access rights they absolutely need for their work.<br \/><br \/><br \/><\/p><h4>What does Least Privilege mean in detail?<\/h4><p>Instead of assigning comprehensive rights, access is deliberately restricted. This prevents systems or data from being unnecessarily compromised.<\/p><p>The principle is often used for user accounts and system access.<br \/><br \/><br \/><\/p><h4>Where do I come across this issue in my day-to-day work?<\/h4><ul><li>When accessing files or folders<\/li><li>When using software or tools<\/li><li>For administrative tasks (e.g. installation of programs)<\/li><li>When working in teams or projects (e.g. shared drives)<\/li><\/ul><p><br \/><strong>Practical example<\/strong>:<\/p><p>An employee from the accounting department has access to financial data, but not to technical systems. This reduces the risk of inadvertently or deliberately making incorrect changes.<\/p><p><br \/><br \/><strong>What can I do to improve my safety?<\/strong><br \/><br \/><\/p><ol><li data-section-id=\"je780z\" data-start=\"1705\" data-end=\"1748\"><p data-start=\"1707\" data-end=\"1748\">Request only necessary access rights<\/p><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1ib93hk\" data-start=\"1749\" data-end=\"1785\"><p data-start=\"1751\" data-end=\"1785\">Do not share access with others<\/p><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1lmzf7d\" data-start=\"1786\" data-end=\"1835\"><p data-start=\"1788\" data-end=\"1835\">Report unnecessary or obsolete authorizations<\/p><\/li><li data-section-id=\"10fdg3d\" data-start=\"1836\" data-end=\"1902\"><p data-start=\"1838\" data-end=\"1902\">Actively check whether rights are still required when changing roles<\/p><\/li><li data-section-id=\"15zmivj\" data-start=\"1903\" data-end=\"1968\"><p data-start=\"1905\" data-end=\"1968\">Do not use &#8220;admin rights&#8221; if they are not required<\/p><\/li><\/ol><p><br \/><strong>Remember<\/strong>: Less access usually means more security.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4126a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e4126a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-530dbeb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"530dbeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Least privilege The principle of least privilege means that users only receive the access rights they absolutely need for their work. 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