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vetkit.swift.crypto.ecb-mode

A block cipher is used in ECB mode. Identical plaintext blocks produce identical ciphertext blocks, which leaks the structure of the data.

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Suite: Security

swift

A block cipher is used in ECB mode. Identical plaintext blocks produce identical ciphertext blocks, which leaks the structure of the data.

Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: WARNING

How to fix it

Use an authenticated mode (CryptoKit AES.GCM) with a fresh nonce per message.

References

Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/swift.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.