Unnecessary Complexity in Protection Mechanism (Not Using 'Economy of Mechanism')

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id: d3f:CWE-637

name
Unnecessary Complexity in Protection Mechanism (Not Using 'Economy of Mechanism')
definition
The product uses a more complex mechanism than necessary, which could lead to resultant weaknesses when the mechanism is not correctly understood, modeled, configured, implemented, or used.
synonyms
Unnecessary Complexity
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