Insufficient Granularity of Access Control (Dictionary Entry)
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Term | Insufficient Granularity of Access Control |
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Definitions | A system weakness characterized by access controls designed too coarsely, making it impossible to configure access permissions that satisfy the required least privileges. It is a design flaw and is distinct from improperly configured access controls. |
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The product implements access controls via a policy or other feature with the intention to disable or restrict accesses (reads and/or writes) to assets in a system from untrusted agents. However, implemented access controls lack required granularity, which renders the control policy too broad because it allows accesses from unauthorized agents to the security-sensitive assets.
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