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CWE-255: Credentials Management

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Credentials Management
Status: Draft
Category ID: 255 (Category)
+ Description
Summary

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of credentials.

+ Applicable Platforms
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+ Relationships
NatureTypeIDNameView(s) this relationship pertains toView(s)
ChildOfCategoryCategory254Security Features
Development Concepts (primary)699
ChildOfCategoryCategory724OWASP Top Ten 2004 Category A3 - Broken Authentication and Session Management
Weaknesses in OWASP Top Ten (2004) (primary)711
MemberOfViewView635Weaknesses Used by NVD
Weaknesses Used by NVD (primary)635
ParentOfWeakness BaseWeakness BaseWeakness Base259Hard-Coded Password
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness VariantWeakness VariantWeakness Variant261Weak Cryptography for Passwords
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness VariantWeakness VariantWeakness Variant262Not Using Password Aging
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness BaseWeakness BaseWeakness Base263Password Aging with Long Expiration
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness BaseWeakness BaseWeakness Base521Weak Password Requirements
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness BaseWeakness BaseWeakness Base522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness VariantWeakness VariantWeakness Variant549Missing Password Field Masking
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness VariantWeakness VariantWeakness Variant620Unverified Password Change
Development Concepts699
ParentOfWeakness BaseWeakness BaseWeakness Base640Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
Development Concepts (primary)699
+ Taxonomy Mappings
Mapped Taxonomy NameNode IDFitMapped Node Name
OWASP Top Ten 2004A3CWE More SpecificBroken Authentication and Session Management
+ Content History
Modifications
CWE Content Team. MITRE. 2008-09-08. (Internal)
updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
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