vetkit.go.crypto.weak-cipher
DES, 3DES or RC4 is used for encryption; these ciphers are broken or have a 64-bit block size.
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Suite: Security
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DES, 3DES or RC4 is used for encryption; these ciphers are broken or have a 64-bit block size.
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: WARNING
How to fix it
Use AES-GCM (crypto/aes + cipher.NewGCM) or golang.org/x/crypto/chacha20poly1305.
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/go.yml.
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