T1555.005 Password Managers
sub-techniqueEnterpriseAdversaries may acquire user credentials from third-party password managers. Password managers are applications designed to store user credentials, normally in an encrypted database. Credentials are typically accessible after a user provides a master password that unlocks the database. After the database is unlocked, these credentials may be copied to memory. These databases can be stored as files on disk. Adversaries may acquire user credentials from password managers by extracting the master password and/or plain-text credentials from memory. Adversaries may extract credentials from memory via Exploitation for Credential Access. Adversaries may also try brute forcing via Password Guessing to obtain the master password of a password manager.
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- PR.AAIdentity Management, Authentication, and Access Controlstrong · backed by 4 of 8 mapped controls
- DE.CMContinuous Monitoringmoderate · backed by 3 of 8 mapped controls
- PR.DSData Securitymoderate · backed by 3 of 8 mapped controls
Derived from MITRE CTID (Apache-2.0) and the NIST 800-53 ↔ CSF crosswalk (public domain). Indicative relevance along the Protect/Detect axis — not a compliance assessment or coverage claim.
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