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ID: java-security/hardcoded-crypto-key

Language: Java

Severity: Error

Category: Security

CWE: 312

Description

Sensitive information should not be written in cleartext in code. This would leak secrets to unauthorized entities. Instead of writing secrets directly into the code, store the secrets in a secure vault or in environment variables. Make sure you also rotate secrets periodically.

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• CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Non-Compliant Code Examples

public class Foo {
    void bad() {
        SecretKeySpec secretKeySpec = new SecretKeySpec("my secret here".getBytes(), "AES");
    }
}

Compliant Code Examples

public class Foo {
    void good() {
        SecretKeySpec secretKeySpec = new SecretKeySpec(Properties.getKey(), "AES");
    }
}