MITRE ATT&CKtactic

TA0031 Credential Access

Published 2018-10-17 Modified 2025-04-25 Official page ↗
Domain
mobile
Version
1.0
Created
2018-10-17

Description

The adversary is trying to steal account names, passwords, or other secrets that enable access to resources. Credential access represents techniques that can be used by adversaries to obtain access to or control over passwords, tokens, cryptographic keys, or other values that could be used by an adversary to gain unauthorized access to resources. Credential access allows the adversary to assume the identity of an account, with all of that account's permissions on the system and network, and makes it harder for defenders to detect the adversary. With sufficient access within a network, an adversary can create accounts for later use within the environment.

Related

Referenced by MITRE ATT&CK · tactic (10)

  • T1417.001 Keylogging sub-technique
  • T1417.002 GUI Input Capture sub-technique
  • T1634 Credentials from Password Store technique
  • T1634.001 Keychain sub-technique
  • T1635 Steal Application Access Token technique
  • T1635.001 URI Hijacking sub-technique
  • T1517 Access Notifications technique
  • T1414 Clipboard Data technique
  • T1417 Input Capture technique
  • T1453 Abuse Accessibility Features technique