The statement is false. Least privilege means granting only the minimum capabilities required for a user, application, or machine to perform its intended task. Starting with broad access and removing permissions later is the opposite of least privilege because it exposes Vault paths and operations unnecessarily during the period before permissions are corrected. Vault policies are deny by default, so an empty policy grants no access. Administrators should build policies by adding precise capabilities such as read, create, update, delete, or list only for the specific paths required. This is especially important in Vault because policies directly control access to secrets, auth methods, system endpoints, and administrative functions. HashiCorp’s policy documentation confirms that Vault policies are declarative and deny by default.