Maintenance Hook

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

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Special instructions (trapdoors) in software allowing easy maintenance and additional feature development. Since maintenance hooks frequently allow entry into the code without the usual checks, they are a serious security risk if they are not removed prior to live implementation.

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NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →

§1: Special instructions (trapdoors) in software allowing easy maintenance and additional feature development. Since maintenance hooks frequently allow entry into the code without the usual checks, they are a serious security risk if they are not removed prior to live implementation.

CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →

§1: Special instructions (trapdoors) in software allowing easy maintenance and additional feature development. Since maintenance hooks frequently allow entry into the code without the usual checks, they are a serious security risk if they are not removed prior to live implementation.