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800-53|AC-6
Title
LEAST PRIVILEGEDescription
The organization employs the principle of least privilege, allowing only authorized accesses for users (or processes acting on behalf of users) which are necessary to accomplish assigned tasks in accordance with organizational missions and business functions.Supplemental
Organizations employ least privilege for specific duties and information systems. The principle of least privilege is also applied to information system processes, ensuring that the processes operate at privilege levels no higher than necessary to accomplish required organizational missions/business functions. Organizations consider the creation of additional processes, roles, and information system accounts as necessary, to achieve least privilege. Organizations also apply least privilege to the development, implementation, and operation of organizational information systems.Reference Item Details
Reference: NIST 800-53 - Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations
Related: AC-2,AC-3,AC-5,CM-6,CM-7,PL-2
Category: ACCESS CONTROL
Family: ACCESS CONTROL
Priority: P1
Baseline Impact: MODERATE,HIGH
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