C#


ROSLYN.SECURITY.CA5368 : Set ViewStateUserKey For Classes Derived From Page (C#)

See Roslyn-Detected C# Warning Classes for more information.

Summary

Setting the ViewStateUserKey property can help you prevent attacks on your application by allowing you to assign an identifier to the view-state variable for individual users so that they cannot use the variable to generate an attack. Otherwise, there will be cross-site request forgery vulnerabilities.

This check corresponds to Roslyn rule CA5368. For full rule details, see the Microsoft website: CA5368.

Properties

Class Name Set ViewStateUserKey For Classes Derived From Page (C#)
Significance security
Mnemonic ROSLYN.SECURITY.CA5368
Categories None
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="Set ViewStateUserKey For Classes Derived From Page (C#)"

Relevant Configuration File Parameters

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