Hardentechnique

D3-PWAPassword Authentication

Password Authentication

Definition

Password authentication is a security mechanism used to verify the identity of a user or entity attempting to access a system or resource by requiring the input of a secret string of characters, known as a password, that is associated with the user or entity.

Defends against20

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
SubTechniqueLocal Accountt1136.001100%live
SubTechniqueDomain Accountt1087.002100%live
TechniqueValid Accountst1078100%live
SubTechniqueCloud Accountst1078.004100%live
SubTechniqueDefault Accountst1078.001100%live
SubTechniquePassword Sprayingt1110.003100%live
TechniqueCreate Accountt1136100%live
TechniqueAccount Manipulationt1098100%live
SubTechniqueAdditional Email Delegate Permissionst1098.002100%live
SubTechniqueAdditional Cloud Rolest1098.003100%live
SubTechniqueCloud Accountt1087.004100%live
SubTechniqueTemporary Elevated Cloud Accesst1548.005100%live
SubTechniqueDomain Accountt1136.002100%live
SubTechniqueLocal Accountt1087.001100%live
SubTechniquePassword Crackingt1110.002100%live
TechniqueAccount Access Removalt1531100%live
SubTechniqueLocal Accountst1078.003100%live
SubTechniqueDomain Accountst1078.002100%live
SubTechniqueCloud Accountt1136.003100%live
SubTechniquePassword Guessingt1110.001100%live

Related by meaning· 6

Nearest entities by semantic similarity across the cs-graph corpus.

Defence
Token-based Authentication
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Multi-factor Authentication
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One-time Password
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Password Rotation
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Certificate-based Authentication
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Web Session Access Mediation
Sourced from MITRE D3FEND ontology. Curated by Adam Lundqvist, SQUR.