vetkit.ruby.auth.http-basic-literal-password
http_basic_authenticate_with uses a hard-coded password literal. Anyone with source access knows it and it cannot be rotated without a deploy.
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Suite: Security
ruby
http_basic_authenticate_with uses a hard-coded password literal. Anyone with source access knows it and it cannot be rotated without a deploy.
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: WARNING
How to fix it
Read the credentials from Rails credentials or ENV and compare them with ActiveSupport::SecurityUtils.secure_compare.
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/ruby.yml.
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