vetkit.java.crypto.weak-password-hash

A password is hashed with a fast general-purpose digest (MD5/SHA family) instead of a password hashing function.

Last updated: 2026-11-01

Suite: Security

java

A password is hashed with a fast general-purpose digest (MD5/SHA family) instead of a password hashing function.

Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: WARNING

How to fix it

Hash passwords with Argon2id, bcrypt, scrypt or PBKDF2 (e.g. Spring Security's DelegatingPasswordEncoder).

References

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

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

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