gosec/rules/weakcrypto.go

// (c) Copyright 2016 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
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package rules

import (
	"go/ast"

	"github.com/securego/gosec"
)

type usesWeakCryptography struct {
	gosec.MetaData
	blacklist map[string][]string
}

func (r *usesWeakCryptography) ID() string {
	return r.MetaData.ID
}

func (r *usesWeakCryptography) Match(n ast.Node, c *gosec.Context) (*gosec.Issue, error) {
	for pkg, funcs := range r.blacklist {
		if _, matched := gosec.MatchCallByPackage(n, c, pkg, funcs...); matched {
			return gosec.NewIssue(c, n, r.ID(), r.What, r.Severity, r.Confidence), nil
		}
	}
	return nil, nil
}

// NewUsesWeakCryptography detects uses of des.* md5.* or rc4.*
func NewUsesWeakCryptography(id string, conf gosec.Config) (gosec.Rule, []ast.Node) {
	calls := make(map[string][]string)
	calls["crypto/des"] = []string{"NewCipher", "NewTripleDESCipher"}
	calls["crypto/md5"] = []string{"New", "Sum"}
	calls["crypto/rc4"] = []string{"NewCipher"}
	rule := &usesWeakCryptography{
		blacklist: calls,
		MetaData: gosec.MetaData{
			ID:         id,
			Severity:   gosec.Medium,
			Confidence: gosec.High,
			What:       "Use of weak cryptographic primitive",
		},
	}
	return rule, []ast.Node{(*ast.CallExpr)(nil)}
}