Application Security
A security misconfiguration where a user or entity is assigned more access rights than necessary, violating the principle of least privilege.
Quick answer: A security misconfiguration where a user or entity is assigned more access rights than necessary, violating the principle of least privilege.
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A security misconfiguration where a user or entity is assigned more access rights than necessary, violating the principle of least privilege.
Excessive Authorization Grant matters because it supports clear communication in Application Security contexts for SOC Analysts, Security Engineers, and Incident Responders. It also connects to aviation training and exam language such as CISSP, CompTIA Security+, and CEH.
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In this glossary, Excessive Authorization Grant refers to: A security misconfiguration where a user or entity is assigned more access rights than necessary, violating the principle of least privilege.
In cybersecurity communication, this term appears in contexts such as: "The SOC detected excessive authorization grant on user account 'svc_db' during the RBAC review, risking unauthorized database access."
Excessive Authorization Grant matters because it supports clear communication in Application Security contexts for SOC Analysts, Security Engineers, and Incident Responders. It also connects to aviation training and exam language such as CISSP, CompTIA Security+, and CEH.
Excessive Authorization Grant is mainly used by SOC Analysts, Security Engineers, and Incident Responders.
In this glossary, Excessive Authorization Grant is grouped under Application Security. Related pages in this category explain adjacent procedures, commands and operational concepts.
This definition is sourced from ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, MITRE ATT&CK and published by Protermify Cybersecurity as a static cybersecurity reference page.
A security misconfiguration where a user or entity is assigned more access rights than necessary, violating the principle of least privilege.
The SOC detected excessive authorization grant on user account 'svc_db' during the RBAC review, risking unauthorized database access.
English reference definition
ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, MITRE ATT&CK
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