Door-in-the-Face Technique

From Cognitive Attack Taxonomy

Door-in-the-Face Technique

Short Description: Attacker initially presents a large request that is expected to be denied, intending to follow up with a smaller request.

CAT ID: CAT-2022-219

Layer: 8

Operational Scale: Tactical

Level of Maturity: Well-Established

Category: TTP

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Detailed Description: The social engineer initially presents a large request that is expected to be denied, with the intention of then making a smaller request that would have likely been denied if presented initially.

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