Java


JAVA.CRYPTO.RCF : Risky Cipher Field (Java)

Summary

A weak, possibly reversible cryptographic cipher 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Some cryptography algorithms are nowadays considered as outdated and unsafe or actually broken, since they are too easy to decode.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.

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

Properties

Class Name Risky Cipher Field (Java)
Significance security
Mnemonic JAVA.CRYPTO.RCF
Categories
CWE CWE:327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
CERT-Java CERT-Java:DRD18 Do not use the default behavior in a cryptographic library if it does not use recommended practices
  CERT-Java:MSC02-J Generate strong random numbers
OWASP-2017 OWASP-2017:A2 Broken authentication
OWASP-2021 OWASP-2021:A7 Identification and authorization failures
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="Risky Cipher Field (Java)"

Resolution

Use a safer cipher.

Relevant Configuration File Parameters

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