The service can issue short-lived credentials for a session or task that expire automatically after a defined duration.
Temporary Credentials
CCC.IAM.CP13
Related Threats
| ID | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CCC.IAM.TH01 | Valid Cloud Credentials Abuse | Valid identity credentials such as access keys, tokens or passwords are misused or compromised. Examples include public exposure, token theft, unprotected metadata service of a compromised compute instance or brute-force attacks. The use of these credentials can provide unauthorized access to the cloud environment, potentially bypassing other security controls and enabling lateral movement across cloud resources. |
| CCC.IAM.TH04 | Credentials are Created Without Authorization | A principal holds permissions to create credentials, such as access keys, service account keys, client secrets or session tokens, beyond what its function requires, or a compromised identity holds such permissions. Additional credentials are then created outside the organization's provisioning process and remain valid after the originating access ends. This compromises the integrity of the access model and the confidentiality of every resource the new credentials can reach. |