Data Encoding: Standard Encoding (T1132.001)

Tactic: Command and Control · Platforms: ESXi, Linux, macOS, Windows

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Sub-technique of Data Encoding (T1132).

Overview

Adversaries may encode data with a standard data encoding system to make the content of command and control traffic more difficult to detect. Command and control (C2) information can be encoded using a standard data encoding system that adheres to existing protocol specifications. Common data encoding schemes include ASCII, Unicode, hexadecimal, Base64, and MIME. Some data encoding systems may also result in data compression, such as gzip.

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