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A hardcoded cryptographic key 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Some cryptography algorithms are nowadays considered as outdated and unsafe or actually broken, since they are too easy to decode.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.
| Class Name | Hardcoded Cryptographic Key (Java) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Significance | security | |||
| Mnemonic | JAVA.HARDCODED.KEY | |||
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| Availability | Available for Java only. |
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| 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="Hardcoded Cryptographic Key (Java)" |
Avoid hardcoded keys: use a secure key generator instead.
The following configuration file parameters affect checks for this warning class.
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