Trustworthiness Attribute Possession

URI: Possession

Package: Theft

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Description: Attribute signifying that a (mobile) device is in the hands of the right user.

This attribute is undermined by the misbehaviour Theft

PhysicalHost

A physical host device, that could therefore be physically as well as electronically attacked (unlike a VirtualHost).

DS.C.HDS-V.2.1

Physical access to data Data on stolen host Host: an attacker in possession of device PhysicalHost can physically transfer its storage media to another device to access data stored there.

H.M.CH.2.1

Console access to unprotected admin account on stolen device Host: an attacker with possession of device Host exploits an unprotected admin account via the console.

H.M.CH.2.3

Console access to admin account on stolen device Host: an attacker with possession of device Host is eventually able to hack into it and access an admin account via the console.

H.M.HumCH.2.2

Console access to weakly protected admin account on stolen device Host: an attacker with possession of device Host exploits exploits lax password security by user Human to access an admin account via the console.

P.L.HuiPCH.2.1

Console access to unprotected account of Human on stolen device Host: an attacker with possession of device Host uses console access to an unprotected user account and gains access to processes running under that account.

P.L.HuiPCH.2.2

Console access to weakly protected account of Human on stolen device Host: an attacker with possession of device Host exploits lax password security by user Human to access processes running under their account.