C#


CSHARP.CRYPTO.WHA : Weak Hash Algorithm (C#)

Summary

A weak, possibly reversible hash algorithm is used.

Some cryptography algorithms are nowadays considered as outdated and unsafe or actually broken, since they are too easy to decode. This checker identifies uses of unsafe algorithms for cryptography.

Properties

Class Name Weak Hash Algorithm (C#)
Significance security
Mnemonic CSHARP.CRYPTO.WHA
Categories
CWE CWE:328 Use of Weak Hash
OWASP-2017 OWASP-2017:A2 Broken authentication
OWASP-2021 OWASP-2021:A7 Identification and authorization failures
Availability Available for C# only.
Enabling Checks for this warning class are enabled by default. To disable them, add the following WARNING_FILTER rule to the project configuration file.
WARNING_FILTER += discard class="Weak Hash Algorithm (C#)"

Example

using System;
using System.Security.Cryptography;

namespace DocumentationExamples
{
    public class Cryptography
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            DES.Create();                         // Risky Cryptographic Field (C#) warning issued here 
            SHA256.Create();
            MD5.Create();                         // Weak Hash Algorithm (C#) warning issued here 

            string mypassword = "HELLO WORLD!";
            Convert.FromBase64String(mypassword); // Unsafe Base64 Encoding (C#) warning issued here 

            AesCryptoServiceProvider provider = new AesCryptoServiceProvider();
            provider.Mode = CipherMode.ECB;       // Cryptographic Algorithm with Weak Cipher (C#) warning issued here 
                                                  // - AesCryptoServiceProvider is a secure algorithm, but ECB is an unsafe cipher mode.

        }
    }
}

Resolution

Use a safer hash algorithm.

Relevant Configuration File Parameters

The following configuration file parameters affect checks for this warning class.