结构: Simple
Abstraction: Base
状态: Draft
被利用可能性: unkown
A protection mechanism relies exclusively, or to a large extent, on the evaluation of a single condition or the integrity of a single object or entity in order to make a decision about granting access to restricted resources or functionality.
cwe_Nature: ChildOf cwe_CWE_ID: 657 cwe_View_ID: 1000 cwe_Ordinal: Primary
cwe_Nature: ChildOf cwe_CWE_ID: 657 cwe_View_ID: 699 cwe_Ordinal: Primary
cwe_Nature: ChildOf cwe_CWE_ID: 693 cwe_View_ID: 1000
Language: {'cwe_Class': 'Language-Independent', 'cwe_Prevalence': 'Undetermined'}
范围 | 影响 | 注释 |
---|---|---|
Access Control | Gain Privileges or Assume Identity | If the single factor is compromised (e.g. by theft or spoofing), then the integrity of the entire security mechanism can be violated with respect to the user that is identified by that factor. |
Non-Repudiation | Hide Activities | It can become difficult or impossible for the product to be able to distinguish between legitimate activities by the entity who provided the factor, versus illegitimate activities by an attacker. |
策略:
Use multiple simultaneous checks before granting access to critical operations or granting critical privileges. A weaker but helpful mitigation is to use several successive checks (multiple layers of security).
策略:
Use redundant access rules on different choke points (e.g., firewalls).
Password-only authentication is perhaps the most well-known example of use of a single factor. Anybody who knows a user's password can impersonate that user.
When authenticating, use multiple factors, such as "something you know" (such as a password) and "something you have" (such as a hardware-based one-time password generator, or a biometric device).