vetkit.ruby.crypto.weak-password-hash
A password is hashed with MD5/SHA-1, which is trivially brute-forced.
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Suite: Security
ruby
A password is hashed with MD5/SHA-1, which is trivially brute-forced.
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: ERROR
How to fix it
Use has_secure_password / BCrypt::Password.create (or Argon2) instead of a plain digest.
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/ruby.yml.
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