Zero Standing Privilege (ZSP) means no dormant credentials. No long-lived keys lurking in memory. No session tokens waiting to be reused. In a world of constant breach attempts, standing privilege is a liability. Attackers seek what is static. They exploit what persists. The only way to close the gap is to remove persistence entirely.
Mosh—Mobile Shell—keeps interactive sessions stable over unreliable networks. It survives roaming and IP changes. But traditional shells still open a tunnel that holds privilege. That tunnel is a target. Mosh Zero Standing Privilege changes the model. Each keystroke is authenticated in the moment. Nothing lasting remains on the server or client once the interaction ends.
With Mosh ZSP, access exists only while it is being used. Once the session drops, nothing valid remains. No residual tokens in memory. No long-term SSH keys exposed. Even if an attacker gains access to the network stream, they cannot replay it to gain entry. This is real-time privilege with zero standing exposure.