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An adversary may forge SAML tokens with any permissions claims and lifetimes if they possess a valid SAML token signing certificate.(Citation: Microsoft SolarWinds Steps) The default lifetime of a SAML token is one hour, but the validity period can be specified in the <code NotOnOrAfter</code value of the <code conditions ...</code element in a token. This value can be changed using the <code AccessTokenLifetime</code in a <code LifetimeTokenPolicy</code .(Citation: Microsoft SAML Token Lifetimes) Forged SAML tokens enable adversaries to authenticate across services that use SAML 2.0 as an SSO (single sign on) mechanism.(Citation: Cyberark Golden SAML)

An adversary with root access may gather credentials by reading ’s memory. is a service/daemon responsible for implementing security protocols such as encryption and authorization.(Citation: Apple Dev SecurityD) A privileged adversary may be able to scan through 's memory to find the correct sequence of keys to decrypt the user’s logon keychain. This may provide the adversary with various plaintext passwords, such as those for users, WiFi, mail, browsers, certificates, secure notes, etc.(Citation: OS X Keychain)(Citation: OSX Keydnap malware)

Adversaries may stop or disable services on a system to render those services unavailable to legitimate users. Stopping critical services or processes can inhibit or stop response to an incident or aid in the adversary's overall objectives to cause damage to the environment.(Citation: Talos Olympic Destroyer 2018)(Citation: Novetta Blockbuster)

A symmetric key is a secret key shared between parties and used for both encryption and decryption.