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vetkit.go.crypto.hardcoded-key

A cipher, MAC or session-cookie key is a string literal compiled into the program.

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Suite: Security

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A cipher, MAC or session-cookie key is a string literal compiled into the program.

Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: ERROR

How to fix it

Load the key from the environment or a secret manager, and rotate the value that was committed.

References

Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/go.yml.

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