6819_4_6_7

Token Leakage via Log Files and HTTP Referrers

If access tokens are sent via URI query parameters, such tokens may leak to log files and the HTTP 'referer'.

OAuth 2.0 Threat Model and Security Considerations (RFC6819, section 4.6.7)

Mitigations

This threat is considered fully mitigated if all the test cases from the following test set succeed.

• Set #1
• ApiEndpoint.TokenAsQueryParameterDisabledTest (impact factor: 100%)

The impact factor is a measure that indicates how important a given countermeasure is towards mitigating a threat.

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