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vetkit.kotlin.jwt.hardcoded-secret

A JWT is signed or verified with a hard-coded secret.

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Suite: Security

kotlin

A JWT is signed or verified with a hard-coded secret.

Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: ERROR

How to fix it

Load signing keys from configuration backed by a secret manager (e.g. environment.config.property("jwt.secret")) and rotate the exposed value.

References

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

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