# Principle of Least Privilege | | In information security, computer science, and other fields, the **Principle of Least Privilege** (PoLP), also known as the principle of minimal privilege (PoMP) or the principle of least authority (PoLA), requires that in a particular abstraction layer of a computing environment, every module must be able to access only the information and resources that are necessary for its legitimate purpose. | |-|-| | | wikipedia:: [Principle of least privilege](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_privilege) | (PoLP) Aka, Principle of Minimal Privilege (PoMP), Principle of Least Authority (PoLA)