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  1. Reference
  2. Least privilege

Glossary

Least privilege

Giving each agent and tool only the access its task needs, with read kept apart from write or send, so an attack has a small blast radius.

Where it is explained

  • Limiting blast radius and treating output as untrustedSafety and guardrails

See also

Terms explained in the same lessons.

  • Excessive agency
  • Improper output handling
  • Lethal trifecta
  • Blast radius
  • Human approval
  • System prompt
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