Having the minimum access and/or privileges necessary to perform the roles and responsibilities of the job function.

Least Privilege is the principle of allowing users or applications the least amount of permissions necessary to perform their intended function.

A security control where access is granted at the lowest possible level required to perform the function. Reference(s) in IAPP Certification Textbooks: F94

1.  [The] principle requiring that each subject be granted the most restrictive set of privileges needed for the performance of authorized tasks. Application of this principle limits the damage that can result from accident, error, or unauthorized use of an information system (IS). [INFOSEC-99]   2.    The principle of granting only such access rig [..]

In paranoid environments, the guiding principle is that of least privilege, meaning that users are granted only the minimal rights needed in order to get their job done, and no more. Example: Syste [..]

The principle requiring that each subject be granted the most restrictive set of privileges that still allows the performance of authorized tasks. Application of this principle limits the damage that [..]