C#


ROSLYN.SECURITY.CA5387 : Do Not Use Weak Key Derivation Function With Insufficient Iteration Count (C#)

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

Summary

When deriving cryptographic keys from user-provided inputs such as password, use sufficient iteration count (at least 100k).

This check corresponds to Roslyn rule CA5387. For full rule details, see the Microsoft website: CA5387.

Properties

Class Name Do Not Use Weak Key Derivation Function With Insufficient Iteration Count (C#)
Significance security
Mnemonic ROSLYN.SECURITY.CA5387
Categories None
Availability Available for C# only.
Enabling Checks for this warning class are disabled by default. To enable them, add the following WARNING_FILTER rule to the project configuration file.
WARNING_FILTER += allow class="Do Not Use Weak Key Derivation Function With Insufficient Iteration Count (C#)"

Relevant Configuration File Parameters

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