Editing Privilege separation (section)

In [[computer programming]] and [[computer security]], '''privilege separation''' ('''privsep''') is one software-based technique for implementing the [[principle of least privilege]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Provos |first=Niels |last2=Friedl |first2=Markus |last3=Honeyman |first3=Peter |date=August 4, 2003 |title=Preventing Privilege Escalation |url=http://niels.xtdnet.nl/papers/privsep.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325173449/http://niels.xtdnet.nl/papers/privsep.pdf |archive-date=March 25, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 17, 2024 |title=Privilege separation |url=https://www.qnx.com/developers/docs/8.0/com.qnx.doc.neutrino.prog/topic/process_Privilege_separation.html |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240414015211/https://www.qnx.com/developers/docs/8.0/com.qnx.doc.neutrino.prog/topic/process_Privilege_separation.html |archive-date=April 14, 2024 |website=QNX Software Development Platform}}</ref> With privilege separation, a [[computer program|program]] is divided into parts which are limited to the specific [[privilege (computing)|privileges]] they require in order to perform a specific task. This is used to mitigate the potential damage of a computer security vulnerability.