least privilege
Giving each device only the access its job needs, and nothing more.
The principle of least privilege grants every identity the smallest set of permissions that lets it do its job, so a stolen credential exposes as little as possible.
Examples
Sensor
gh-c3may write onlygh1/gh-c3/telemetry/#andgh1/gh-c3/statusand read onlygh1/gh-c3/cmd/#, so if it is stolen it cannot switch off another bench's heater.
See also