vetkit.java.crypto.weak-cipher

A broken or weak cipher (DES, 3DES, RC2, RC4, Blowfish) is used.

Last updated: 2026-11-01

Suite: Security

java

A broken or weak cipher (DES, 3DES, RC2, RC4, Blowfish) is used.

Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: WARNING

How to fix it

Use AES-GCM (AES/GCM/NoPadding) or ChaCha20-Poly1305 with a fresh random nonce per message.

References

https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Cryptographic_Storage_Cheat_Sheet.html

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

Generated from shipped rule definitions at build time. Matching is a review signal, not proof of exploitability. “generic” denotes text matching, not complete language or framework coverage. Runtime configuration and available tools affect whether a rule runs.