Détail du CWE-655

The product has a protection mechanism that is too difficult or inconvenient to use, encouraging non-malicious users to disable or bypass the mechanism, whether by accident or on purpose.

Modes d'introduction

Architecture and Design

Plateformes applicables

Langue

Class: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

Conséquences courantes

Mesures d’atténuation potentielles

Phases : Testing
Where possible, perform human factors and usability studies to identify where your product's security mechanisms are difficult to use, and why.
Phases : Architecture and Design
Make the security mechanism as seamless as possible, while also providing the user with sufficient details when a security decision produces unexpected results.

Notes de cartographie des vulnérabilités

Justification : This CWE entry is a Class, but it does not have Base-level children.
Commentaire : This entry is classified in a part of CWE's hierarchy that does not have sufficiently low-level coverage, which might reflect a lack of classification-oriented weakness research in the software security community. Conduct careful root cause analysis to determine the original mistake that led to this weakness. If closer analysis reveals that this weakness is appropriate, then this might be the best available CWE to use for mapping. If no other option is available, then it is acceptable to map to this CWE.

Notes

This weakness covers many security measures causing user inconvenience, requiring effort or causing frustration, that are disproportionate to the risks or value of the protected assets, or that are perceived to be ineffective.

Références

REF-196

The Protection of Information in Computer Systems
Jerome H. Saltzer, Michael D. Schroeder.
http://web.mit.edu/Saltzer/www/publications/protection/

REF-539

Psychological Acceptability
Sean Barnum, Michael Gegick.
https://web.archive.org/web/20221104163022/https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/bsi/articles/knowledge/principles/psychological-acceptability

REF-540

Usability of Security: A Case Study
J. D. Tygar, Alma Whitten.
http://reports-archive.adm.cs.cmu.edu/anon/1998/CMU-CS-98-155.pdf

REF-44

24 Deadly Sins of Software Security
Michael Howard, David LeBlanc, John Viega.

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