MITRE ATT&CKsub-technique
T1634.001 Keychain
- Domain
- mobile
- Tactics
- Credential Access
- Platforms
- iOS
- Version
- 1.1
- Created
- 2022-04-01
Description
Adversaries may collect keychain data from an iOS device to acquire credentials. Keychains are the built-in way for iOS to keep track of users' passwords and credentials for many services and features such as Wi-Fi passwords, websites, secure notes, certificates, private keys, and VPN credentials.
On the device, the keychain database is stored outside of application sandboxes to prevent unauthorized access to the raw data. Standard iOS APIs allow applications access to their own keychain contained within the database. By utilizing a privilege escalation exploit or existing root access, adversaries can access the entire encrypted database.
Related
Subtechnique of · MITRE ATT&CK (1)
- T1634 Credentials from Password Store technique
Tactic · MITRE ATT&CK (1)
- TA0031 Credential Access tactic
Referenced by MITRE ATT&CK · mitigates (3)
References
- https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/keychain_services Apple Keychain Services
- https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2018/12/six-ways-to-decrypt-iphone-passwords-from-the-keychain/ Elcomsoft Decrypt Keychain
- https://pages.nist.gov/mobile-threat-catalogue/authentication-threats/AUT-11.html NIST Mobile Threat Catalogue