Privilege bracketing

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Privilege bracketing is a software security technique in which a program is limited to the rights or privileges it requires to perform a specific task. Privileges are acquired and relinquished as needed, thereby limiting the unintended and potentially malicious consequences of the program segment.

[edit] See also

• Principle of least privilege
• Privilege revocation
• Privilege separation

[edit] External links

• Trusted Solaris Developers Guide