Java


JAVA.CRYPTO.DEPRECATED : Deprecated Cryptography Provider (Java)

Summary

A deprecated cryptography provider 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Some cryptography algorithms are nowadays considered as outdated and unsafe or actually broken, since they are too easy to decode.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.

The OWASP documentation provides more information on Using the Java Cryptographic Extensions.

Properties

Class Name Deprecated Cryptography Provider (Java)
Significance security
Mnemonic JAVA.CRYPTO.DEPRECATED
Categories
CWE CWE:327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
CERT-Java CERT-Java:DRD17-J Do not use the Android cryptographic security provider encryption default for AES
  CERT-Java:DRD18 Do not use the default behavior in a cryptographic library if it does not use recommended practices
OWASP-2017 OWASP-2017:A9 Using components with known vulnerabilities
OWASP-2021 OWASP-2021:A6 Vulnerable and outdated components
Availability Available for Java 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="Deprecated Cryptography Provider (Java)"

Resolution

Use a safer cryptography algorithm.

Relevant Configuration File Parameters

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