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MASTG-TEST-0268: References to APIs Allowing Fallback to Non-Biometric Authentication

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Draft Description

This test statically checks if the app uses the Keychain API to access sensitive resources that should be protected by user authentication (e.g., tokens, keys) relying on the user's passcode instead of biometrics or allowing fallback to device passcode when biometric authentication fails.

For more details, check the associated weakness: Fallback to Non-biometric Credentials Allowed for Sensitive Transactions

Demos

MASTG-DEMO-0043: Uses of kSecAccessControlUserPresence with r2