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Maintenance Hook
  • Special instructions in software to allow easy maintenance and additional feature development. These are not clearly defined during access for design specification. Hooks frequently allow entry into the code at unusual points or without the usual checks so they are a serious security risk if they are not removed prior to live implementation. Maintenance hooks are simply special types of trap doors. (NCSC-WA-001-85;)