Least Privilege vs Implicit Trust

Developers should implement Least Privilege when designing systems, writing code, or configuring infrastructure to mitigate risks like data breaches, privilege escalation attacks, and insider threats meets developers should understand implicit trust to design secure systems, particularly in cloud, microservices, and zero-trust architectures where traditional perimeter-based security is insufficient. Here's our take.

Least Privilege

Nice Pick

Developers should implement Least Privilege when designing systems, writing code, or configuring infrastructure to mitigate risks like data breaches, privilege escalation attacks, and insider threats

Pros

• It is crucial in environments handling sensitive data (e
• Related to: access-control, iam

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Implicit Trust

Developers should understand implicit trust to design secure systems, particularly in cloud, microservices, and zero-trust architectures where traditional perimeter-based security is insufficient

Pros

• It is crucial for identifying vulnerabilities in authentication, authorization, and network configurations, such as in cases where internal services trust each other without validation
• Related to: zero-trust-architecture, authentication

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Least Privilege if: You want it is crucial in environments handling sensitive data (e and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Implicit Trust if: You prioritize it is crucial for identifying vulnerabilities in authentication, authorization, and network configurations, such as in cases where internal services trust each other without validation over what Least Privilege offers.

The Bottom Line

Least Privilege wins

Developers should implement Least Privilege when designing systems, writing code, or configuring infrastructure to mitigate risks like data breaches, privilege escalation attacks, and insider threats