CWE-324
Overview
- CWE ID
- 324
- CWE Name
- Use of a Key Past its Expiration Date
- CWE Abstraction
- Base
- CWE structure
- Simple
- CWE Status
- Draft
Description
The product uses a cryptographic key or password past its expiration date, which diminishes its safety significantly by increasing the timing window for cracking attacks against that key.
Extended Description
While the expiration of keys does not necessarily ensure that they are compromised, it is a significant concern that keys which remain in use for prolonged periods of time have a decreasing probability of integrity. For this reason, it is important to rep