vetkit.c.crypto.weak-password-hash
A password or secret is hashed with MD5 / SHA-1, which can be brute-forced quickly.
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Suite: Security
c, cpp
A password or secret is hashed with MD5 / SHA-1, which can be brute-forced quickly.
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: ERROR
How to fix it
Use a password hashing function such as Argon2id (libsodium crypto_pwhash), scrypt or bcrypt with a per-user salt.
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/c.yml.
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