Do not ignore SSH host validation

Metadata

ID: go-security/ssh-ignore-keys

Language: Go

Severity: Warning

Category: Security

CWE: 295

SSH host validation should never be ignored and always be enforced to avoid man-in-the-middle attacks.

package main

import (
	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
)

func main() {
	_ =  ssh.InsecureIgnoreHostKey()
}

package main

import (
	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
)

func main() {
	// not valid in tests
	_ =  ssh.InsecureIgnoreHostKey()
}

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2
rulesets:
  - go-security     # Rules to enforce Go security.

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