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Least privilege means granting only the minimum access necessary to perform an authorized task.

Adversaries with SYSTEM access to a host may attempt to access Local Security Authority (LSA) secrets, which can contain a variety of different credential materials, such as credentials for service accounts.(Citation: Passcape LSA Secrets)(Citation: Microsoft AD Admin Tier Model)(Citation: Tilbury Windows Credentials) LSA secrets are stored in the registry at <code HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SECURITY\Policy\Secrets</code . LSA secrets can also be dumped from memory.(Citation: ired Dumping LSA Secrets)