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vetkit.java.crypto.weak-pbkdf2-iterations

A password-based key derivation uses fewer than 10,000 iterations.

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Suite: Security

java

A password-based key derivation uses fewer than 10,000 iterations.

Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: WARNING

How to fix it

Use at least 600,000 iterations for PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256 (OWASP guidance), or switch to Argon2id/bcrypt.

References

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.