vetkit.swift.crypto.hardcoded-key
A symmetric encryption or MAC key is a string literal in source code. Anyone with the app binary can extract it and decrypt or forge the protected data.
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Suite: Security
swift
A symmetric encryption or MAC key is a string literal in source code. Anyone with the app binary can extract it and decrypt or forge the protected data.
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: ERROR
How to fix it
Generate keys at runtime (SymmetricKey(size: .bits256)) and store them in the Keychain or Secure Enclave; derive server-shared keys through a key exchange.
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/swift.yml.
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