alirezaaminzadeh/secembed-pairs huggingface dataset:
Query: exploit QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with a VMWARE VMXNET3 paravirtual NIC emulator support is vulnerable to crash issue. It could occur while reading Interrupt Mask Registers (IMR). A 
Matching passage: CVE-2015-8745. CWE: CWE-617. CVSS: 5.5. QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with a VMWARE VMXNET3 paravirtual NIC emulator support is vulnerable to crash issue. It could occur while reading Interrupt Mask Registers (IMR). A privileged (CAP_SYS_RAWIO) guest user could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process instance resulting in DoS.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8012. CWE: CWE-617. CVSS: 7.5. lldpd before 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon crash) via a malformed packet.
Query: alert when Detects the modification of the PortProxy registry key which is used for port forwarding.
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the modification of the PortProxy registry key which is used for port forwarding.. Logsource: windows / registry_event. Rule: title: New PortProxy Registry Entry Added id: a54f842a-3713-4b45-8c84-5f136fdebd3c status: test description: Detects the modification of the PortProxy registry key which is used for port forwarding. references: - https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2019/01/bypassing-network-restrictions-through-rdp-tunneling.html - https://adepts.of0x.cc/netsh-portproxy-code/ - https://www.dfirnotes.net/portproxy_detection/ author: Andreas Hunkeler (@Karneades) date: 2021-06-22 modified: 2024-03-25 tags: - attack.lateral-movement - attack.command-and-control - attack.t1090 logsource: category: registry_event product: windows detection: selection: TargetObject|contains: \Services\PortProxy\v4tov4\tcp\ condition: selection falsepositives: - WSL2 network bridge PowerShell script used for WSL/Kubernetes/Docker (e.g. https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/4150#issuecomment-504209723) - Synergy Software KVM (https://symless.com/synergy) level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects suspicious ways to download files from Microsoft domains that are used to store attachments in Emails or OneNote. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Suspicious Download from Office Domain id: 00d49ed5-4491-4271-a8db-650a4ef6f8c1 status: test description: Detects suspicious ways to download files from Microsoft domains that are used to store attachments in Emails or OneNote documents references: - https://twitter.com/an0n_r0/status/1474698356635193346?s=12 - https://twitter.com/mrd0x/status/1475085452784844803?s=12 author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2021-12-27 modified: 2022-08-02 tags: - attack.command-and-control - attack.resource-development - attack.t1105 - attack.t1608 logsource: product: windows category: process_creation detection: selection_download: - Image|endswith: - \curl.exe - \wget.exe - CommandLine|contains: - Invoke-WebRequest - 'iwr ' - 'curl ' - 'wget ' - Start-BitsTransfer - .DownloadFile( - .DownloadString( selection_domains: CommandLine|contains: - https://attachment.outlook.live.net/owa/ - https://onenoteonlinesync.onenote.com/onenoteonlinesync/ condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Scripts or tools that download attachments from these domains (OneNote, Outlook 365) level: high
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-8903
Matching passage: CVE-2015-8903. CWE: CWE-835. CVSS: 6.5. The ReadVICARImage function in coders/vicar.c in ImageMagick 6.x before 6.9.0-5 Beta allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted VICAR file.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8785. CWE: CWE-835. CVSS: 6.199999809265137. The fuse_fill_write_pages function in fs/fuse/file.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a writev system call that triggers a zero length for the first segment of an iov.
Query: detection rule: Indicates sign-ins from IP addresses infected with malware that is known to actively communicate with a bot server.
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Indicates sign-ins from IP addresses infected with malware that is known to actively communicate with a bot server.. Logsource: azure / riskdetection. Rule: title: Sign-In From Malware Infected IP id: 821b4dc3-1295-41e7-b157-39ab212dd6bd status: test description: Indicates sign-ins from IP addresses infected with malware that is known to actively communicate with a bot server. references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/id-protection/concept-identity-protection-risks#malware-linked-ip-address-deprecated - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/architecture/security-operations-user-accounts#unusual-sign-ins author: Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', Gloria Lee, '@gleeiamglo' date: 2023-09-03 tags: - attack.t1090 - attack.command-and-control logsource: product: azure service: riskdetection detection: selection: riskEventType: malwareInfectedIPAddress condition: selection falsepositives: - Using an IP address that is shared by many users level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Get-Variable is a valid PowerShell cmdlet WindowsApps is by default in the path where PowerShell is executed. So when th. Logsource: windows / file_event. Rule: title: Suspicious Get-Variable.exe Creation id: 0c3fac91-5627-46e8-a6a8-a0d7b9b8ae1b status: test description: 'Get-Variable is a valid PowerShell cmdlet WindowsApps is by default in the path where PowerShell is executed. So when the Get-Variable command is issued on PowerShell execution, the system first looks for the Get-Variable executable in the path and executes the malicious binary instead of looking for the PowerShell cmdlet. ' references: - https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2022/04/colibri-loader-combines-task-scheduler-and-powershell-in-clever-persistence-technique/ - https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/465533/0/html author: frack113 date: 2022-04-23 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.persistence - attack.stealth - attack.t1546 - attack.t1027 logsource: product: windows category: file_event detection: selection: TargetFilename|endswith: Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Get-Variable.exe condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Query: detection rule: Detects SMB server connections to shares without signing or encryption enabled. This could indicate potential lateral mo
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects SMB server connections to shares without signing or encryption enabled. This could indicate potential lateral mo. Logsource: windows / smbserver-connectivity. Rule: title: Unsigned or Unencrypted SMB Connection to Share Established id: 8d91f6e4-9f3b-4c21-ae41-2c5b7d9f7a12 status: experimental description: 'Detects SMB server connections to shares without signing or encryption enabled. This could indicate potential lateral movement activity using unsecured SMB shares. ' author: Mohamed Abdelghani date: 2025-10-19 references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/networking/overview-server-message-block-signing tags: - attack.lateral-movement - attack.t1021.002 logsource: product: windows service: smbserver-connectivity detection: selection_shares: EventID: 4000 ShareName|contains: - IPC$ - ADMIN$ - C$ selection_status: - SigningUsed: 'false' - EncyptionUsed: 'false' filter_main_local_ips: - ClientAddress|cidr: - 127.0.0.0/8 - 169.254.0.0/16 - ::1/128 - fe80::/10 - fc00::/7 - ClientAddress|contains: - '00000000000000000000000000000001' - FE80000000000000 - FC00000000000000 - 0200????7F - 0200????A9FE condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_main_* falsepositives: - Connections from local or private IP addresses to SMB shares without signing or encryption enabled for older systems or misconfigured environments. Apply additional tuning as needed. level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects when administrator grants either application permissions (app roles) or highly privileged delegated permissions. Logsource: azure / auditlogs. Rule: title: App Granted Privileged Delegated Or App Permissions id: 5aecf3d5-f8a0-48e7-99be-3a759df7358f related: - id: ba2a7c80-027b-460f-92e2-57d113897dbc type: obsolete status: test description: Detects when administrator grants either application permissions (app roles) or highly privileged delegated permissions references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/architecture/security-operations-applications#application-granted-highly-privileged-permissions author: Bailey Bercik '@baileybercik', Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow' date: 2022-07-28 modified: 2023-03-29 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.t1098.003 logsource: product: azure service: auditlogs detection: selection: properties.message: Add app role assignment to service principal condition: selection falsepositives: - When the permission is legitimately needed for the app level: high
Query: common weakness: EJB Bad Practices: Use of Class Loader
Matching passage: CWE-578 EJB Bad Practices: Use of Class Loader. The product violates the Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) specification by using the class loader.
Near-miss passage: CWE-41 Improper Resolution of Path Equivalence. The product is vulnerable to file system contents disclosure through path equivalence. Path equivalence involves the use of special characters in file and directory names. The associated manipulations are intended to generate multiple names for the same object.
Query: explain CWE-1261
Matching passage: CWE-1261 Improper Handling of Single Event Upsets. The hardware logic does not effectively handle when single-event upsets (SEUs) occur.
Near-miss passage: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
Query: vulnerability: Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Oxwall before 1.8 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) put the 
Matching passage: CVE-2015-5534. CWE: CWE-352. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Oxwall before 1.8 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) put the website under maintenance via the maintenance_enable parameter or (2) conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the maintenance_text parameter to admin/pages/maintenance.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-4586. CWE: CWE-352. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Alcatel-Lucent CellPipe 7130 RG 5Ae.M2013 HOL with firmware 1.0.0.20h.HOL allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that create a user account via an add_user action in a request to password.cmd.
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-3964
Matching passage: CVE-2015-3964. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 10.0. SMA Solar Sunny WebBox has hardcoded passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via unspecified vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8322. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 8.800000190734863. NetApp OnCommand System Manager 8.3.x before 8.3.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-7193
Matching passage: CVE-2015-7193. CWE: CWE-254. CVSS: 7.5. Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 improperly follow the CORS cross-origin request algorithm for the POST method in situations involving an unspecified Content-Type header manipulation, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy by leveraging the lack of a preflight-request step.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-3710. CWE: CWE-254. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. Mail in Apple iOS before 8.4 and OS X before 10.10.4 allows remote attackers to trigger a refresh operation, and consequently cause a visit to an arbitrary web site, via a crafted HTML e-mail message.
Query: Sigma YAML for windows / file_event
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the creation of a file that has the same name as the default LiveKD kernel memory dump.. Logsource: windows / file_event. Rule: title: LiveKD Kernel Memory Dump File Created id: 814ddeca-3d31-4265-8e07-8cc54fb44903 status: test description: Detects the creation of a file that has the same name as the default LiveKD kernel memory dump. references: - Internal Research author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2023-05-16 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.stealth logsource: product: windows category: file_event detection: selection: TargetFilename: C:\Windows\livekd.dmp condition: selection falsepositives: - In rare occasions administrators might leverage LiveKD to perform live kernel debugging. This should not be allowed on production systems. Investigate and apply additional filters where necessary. level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Potential adversaries stopping ETW providers recording loaded .NET assemblies.. Logsource: windows / registry_set. Rule: title: ETW Logging Disabled In .NET Processes - Sysmon Registry id: bf4fc428-dcc3-4bbd-99fe-2422aeee2544 related: - id: a4c90ea1-2634-4ca0-adbb-35eae169b6fc type: similar status: test description: Potential adversaries stopping ETW providers recording loaded .NET assemblies. references: - https://twitter.com/_xpn_/status/1268712093928378368 - https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/0878832e-39d7-4eaf-8e16-a729c4c40975/what-can-i-use-e13c0d23ccbc4e12931bd9cc2eee27e4-for?forum=clr - https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/blob/ee2355c801d892f2894b0f7b14a20e6cc50e0e54/docs/design/coreclr/jit/viewing-jit-dumps.md#setting-configuration-variables - https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/blob/f62e93416a1799aecc6b0947adad55a0d9870732/src/coreclr/src/inc/clrconfigvalues.h#L35-L38 - https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/blob/7abe42dc1123722ed385218268bb9fe04556e3d3/src/coreclr/src/inc/clrconfig.h#L33-L39 - https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/search?p=1&q=COMPlus_&unscoped_q=COMPlus_ - https://bunnyinside.com/?term=f71e8cb9c76a - http://managed670.rssing.com/chan-5590147/all_p1.html - https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/blob/4f9ae42d861fcb4be2fcd5d3d55d5f227d30e723/docs/coding-guidelines/clr-jit-coding-conventions.md#1412-disabling-code - https://blog.xpnsec.com/hiding-your-dotnet-complus-etwenabled/ - https://i.blackhat.com/EU-21/Wednesday/EU-21-Teodorescu-Veni-No-Vidi-No-Vici-Attacks-On-ETW-Blind-EDRs.pdf author: Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research) date: 2020-06-05 modified: 2023-08-17 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1112 - attack.t1685 logsource: product: windows category: registry_set detection: selection_etw_enabled: TargetObject|endswith: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\ETWEnabled Details: DWORD (0x00000000) selection_complus: TargetObject|endswith: - \COMPlus_ETWEnabled - \COMPlus_ETWFlags Details: - 0 - DWORD (0x00000000) condition: 1 of selection_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-8320
Matching passage: CVE-2015-8320. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 5.0. Apache Cordova-Android before 3.7.0 improperly generates random values for BridgeSecret data, which makes it easier for attackers to conduct bridge hijacking attacks by predicting a value.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-3964. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 10.0. SMA Solar Sunny WebBox has hardcoded passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via unspecified vectors.
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-1301
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1301. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 7.5. Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome before 45.0.2454.85 allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-7397. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 7.400000095367432. Multiple open redirect vulnerabilities in the Aurora starter store in IBM WebSphere Commerce 7.0 through Feature Pack 8 allow remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the referrer parameter.
Query: Sigma rule for Detects changes to the AppInstaller (winget) admin settings. Such as enabling local manifest installations or disabling
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects changes to the AppInstaller (winget) admin settings. Such as enabling local manifest installations or disabling. Logsource: windows / registry_set. Rule: title: Winget Admin Settings Modification id: 6db5eaf9-88f7-4ed9-af7d-9ef2ad12f236 status: test description: Detects changes to the AppInstaller (winget) admin settings. Such as enabling local manifest installations or disabling installer hash checks references: - https://github.com/nasbench/Misc-Research/tree/b9596e8109dcdb16ec353f316678927e507a5b8d/LOLBINs/Winget - https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/blob/02d2f93807c9851d73eaacb4d8811a76b64b7b01/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/Public/winget/AdminSettings.h#L13 author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2023-04-17 modified: 2023-08-17 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.defense-impairment logsource: product: windows category: registry_set detection: selection: Image|endswith: \winget.exe TargetObject|startswith: \REGISTRY\A\ TargetObject|endswith: \LocalState\admin_settings condition: selection falsepositives: - The event doesn't contain information about the type of change. False positives are expected with legitimate changes level: low
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Adversaries may log user keystrokes to intercept credentials as the user types them.. Logsource: windows / ps_script. Rule: title: Powershell Keylogging id: 34f90d3c-c297-49e9-b26d-911b05a4866c status: test description: Adversaries may log user keystrokes to intercept credentials as the user types them. references: - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1218/T1218.md - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1056.001/src/Get-Keystrokes.ps1 author: frack113 date: 2021-07-30 modified: 2022-07-11 tags: - attack.credential-access - attack.collection - attack.t1056.001 logsource: product: windows category: ps_script definition: 'Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled' detection: selection_basic: ScriptBlockText|contains: Get-Keystrokes selection_high: ScriptBlockText|contains|all: - Get-ProcAddress user32.dll GetAsyncKeyState - Get-ProcAddress user32.dll GetForegroundWindow condition: 1 of selection_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: medium
Query: risk of IniNet embeddedWebServer (aka eWebServer) before 2.02 mishandles URL encoding, which allows remote attackers to write to or delete files via a crafted string.
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1002. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 6.400000095367432. IniNet embeddedWebServer (aka eWebServer) before 2.02 mishandles URL encoding, which allows remote attackers to write to or delete files via a crafted string.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-6712. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. The ANSendApprovalToAuthorEnabled method in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.16 and 11.x before 11.0.13, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30094, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.009.20069 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to bypass JavaScript API execution restrictions via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6707, CVE-2015-6708, CVE-2015-6709, CVE-2015-6710, CVE-2015-6711, CVE-2015-6713, CVE-2015-6714, CVE-2015-6715, CVE-2015-6716, CVE-2015-6717, CVE-2015-6718, CVE-2015-6719, CVE-2015-6720, CVE-2015-6721, CVE-2015-6722, CVE-2015-6723, CVE-2015-6724, CVE-2015-6725, CVE-2015-7614, CVE-2015-7616, CVE-2015-7618, CVE-2015-7619, CVE-2015-7620, and CVE-2015-7623.
Query: describe CVE-2015-3007
Matching passage: CVE-2015-3007. CWE: CWE-284. CVSS: 7.199999809265137. The Juniper SRX Series services gateways with Junos OS 12.1X46 before 12.1X46-D35, 12.1X47 before 12.1X47-D25, and 12.3X48 before 12.3X48-D15 do not properly implement the "set system ports console insecure" feature, which allows physically proximate attackers to gain administrative privileges by leveraging access to the console port.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-5053. CWE: CWE-284. CVSS: 10.0. The host memory mapping path feature in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R346 before 346.87 and R352 before 352.41 for Linux and R352 before 352.46 for GRID vGPU and vSGA does not properly restrict access to third-party device IO memory, which allows attackers to gain privileges, cause a denial of service (resource consumption), or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors related to the follow_pfn kernel-mode API call.
Query: vulnerability: Directory traversal vulnerability in the mTheme-Unus theme before 2.3 for WordPress allows an attacker to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the files parameter to css/css.
Matching passage: CVE-2015-9406. CWE: CWE-22. CVSS: 7.5. Directory traversal vulnerability in the mTheme-Unus theme before 2.3 for WordPress allows an attacker to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the files parameter to css/css.php.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-7888. CWE: CWE-22. CVSS: 7.5. Directory traversal vulnerability in the WifiHs20UtilityService on the Samsung S6 Edge LRX22G.G925VVRU1AOE2 allows remote attackers to overwrite or create arbitrary files as the system-level user via a .. (dot dot) in the name of a file, compressed into a zipped file named cred.zip, and downloaded to /sdcard/Download.
Query: vulnerability: REST client for Ruby (aka rest-client) before 1.8.0 allows remote attackers to conduct session fixation attacks or obtain sensitive cookie information by leveraging passage of cook
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1820. CWE: CWE-384. CVSS: 9.800000190734863. REST client for Ruby (aka rest-client) before 1.8.0 allows remote attackers to conduct session fixation attacks or obtain sensitive cookie information by leveraging passage of cookies set in a response to a redirect.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-5384. CWE: CWE-384. CVSS: 8.800000190734863. AxiomSL's Axiom Google Web Toolkit module 9.5.3 and earlier is vulnerable to a Session Fixation attack.
Query: playbook for alert: Persistence mechanism resembling LSA Secrets
Matching passage: Playbook for T1003.004 LSA Secrets. 1) Validate alert telemetry against T1003.004. 2) Scope affected hosts and accounts. 3) Contain by isolating endpoint / disabling account if confirmed. 4) Hunt for related tactics: credential access. 5) Eradicate persistence and recover. Reference detection notes: Adversaries with SYSTEM access to a host may attempt to access Local Security Authority (LSA) secrets, which can contain a variety of different credential materials, such as credentials for service accounts.(Citation: Passcape LSA Secrets)(Citation: Microsoft AD Admin Tier Model)(Citation: Tilbury Windows Credentials) LSA secrets are stored in the registry at <code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SECURITY\Poli
Near-miss passage: Playbook for T1003 OS Credential Dumping. Different response path focused on credential access.
Query: vulnerability: Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.269 and 14.x through 16.x before 16.0.0.305 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.442 on Linux allows attackers to execute arb
Matching passage: CVE-2015-0324. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 10.0. Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.269 and 14.x through 16.x before 16.0.0.305 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.442 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-5380. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 7.5. The Utf8DecoderBase::WriteUtf16Slow function in unicode-decoder.cc in Google V8, as used in Node.js before 0.12.6, io.js before 1.8.3 and 2.x before 2.3.3, and other products, does not verify that there is memory available for a UTF-16 surrogate pair, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted byte sequence.
Query: CWE for Failure to Handle Incomplete Element
Matching passage: CWE-239 Failure to Handle Incomplete Element. The product does not properly handle when a particular element is not completely specified.
Near-miss passage: CWE-1393 Use of Default Password. The product uses default passwords for potentially critical functionality.