In the context of information security, an entry point refers to a potential access point or vulnerability that could be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access to a system, network, or application.
An entry point where from input can be provided to your application is the finest place to breach the software. For security testing, it is required to have a good understanding of software data flows or inner working, so that weak points could be identified.1
Examples
- Http header
- Protocol handlers
- Command-line arguments
- Environment variable
- Programmatic interface
- Registry
- Socket
- Social Engineering Entry Points: Social engineering techniques target human psychology to deceive individuals into revealing sensitive information or performing actions that compromise security
- Physical Entry Points: Physical entry points refer to physical access to a facility or infrastructure