I think it depends how you look at it. > A confused deputy is a legitimate, more privileged computer program that is tricked by another program into misusing i

I think it depends how you look at it. > A confused deputy is a legitimate, more privileged computer program that is tricked by another program into misusing its authority on the system.[0] In this case, we know we don't have access to open the safe, but we were able to convince the deputy, who does have access to the safe, to give us what's inside one small piece at a time. The deputy didn't intend to empty the safe- he was only showing little bits of what's inside! That's all he's allowed to do with his access! I see where the OP is coming from in calling it that. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confused_deputy_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confused_deputy_problem