vetkit.rust.crypto.ecb-mode
A block cipher is used in ECB mode; equal plaintext blocks produce equal ciphertext blocks, which leaks data patterns.
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Suite: Security
rust
A block cipher is used in ECB mode; equal plaintext blocks produce equal ciphertext blocks, which leaks data patterns.
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: WARNING
How to fix it
Use an authenticated mode such as AES-GCM (aes-gcm crate or Cipher::aes_256_gcm()) with a fresh nonce per message.
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/rust.yml.
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