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Least Trust
Least Trust: The principle that a security architecture should be designed in a way that minimizes 1) the number of components that require trust; and 2) the…
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The principle that a security architecture should be designed in a way that minimizes 1) the number of components that require trust; and 2) the extent to which each component is trusted.
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The principal that a security architecture should be designed in a way that minimizes: 1) the number of components that require trust, and 2) the extent to which each component is trusted. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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The Cyber Glossary
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