# Minimal Exposure

> The condition of exposing only the endpoints, ports, and capabilities strictly required.

Record: `lexicon:minimal-exposure`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Security Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/security-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-minimal-exposure

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Machine-Readable Policies](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/machine-readable-policies.md) and before [Minimal Permissions](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/minimal-permissions.md).

## Category

- [Security Privacy Compliance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/security-privacy-compliance.md)

## Required by

- [Attack Surface Reduction](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/attack-surface-reduction.md)

## Linked from

- [Security / Privacy / Compliance / Governance](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-security-privacy-compliance-governance.md)