Defenses mapped to threats The following table maps defenses to examples of threats that they parry.

This matrix can help you decide whether you need to configure specific defenses. Consult this table if you decide NOT to configure a defense -- make sure that you are still shielded from the corresponding threats.

<ph conref="../conrefs.dita#prod/productshortname"></ph> defensesFor each defense, this table provides the threatened damages, attackers, attack techniques, and vulnerabilities. Defense Damages Attackers Techniques Vulnerabilities SSL/TLS Theft and corruption Insiders and outsiders Man-in-the middle, eavesdropping, physical access Network JDBC, cleartext traffic Encryption Theft and corruption Chiefly insiders Physical access Open source Authentication Theft, corruption, denial of service Insiders and outsiders Probing Superusers Coarse-grained authorization Theft, corruption, denial of service Insiders and outsiders Probing Superusers Fine-grained SQL authorization Theft, corruption, denial of service Insiders and outsiders Probing Superusers Firewalls Theft, corruption, denial of service Insiders and outsiders Probing Network JDBC Accounts Theft, corruption, denial of service Insiders Man-in-the-middle, malware, physical access Launch privileges, user code Physical locks Theft, corruption, denial of service Insiders Man-in-the-middle, malware, physical access Launch privileges, user code Secure traffic Theft and corruption Insiders Man-in-the-middle, eavesdropping Cleartext traffic File permissions Theft, corruption, denial of service Insiders and outsiders Malware Launch privileges, user code, open source