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Empty password in configuration file

ID: cs/empty-password-in-configuration Kind: problem Security severity: 7.8 Severity: warning Precision: medium Tags: - security - external/cwe/cwe-258 - external/cwe/cwe-862 Query suites: - csharp-security-extended.qls - csharp-security-and-quality.qls 

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The use of an empty string as a password in a configuration file is not secure.

Recommendation

Choose a proper password and encrypt it if you need to store it in the configuration file.

References

  • Common Weakness Enumeration: CWE-258.

  • Common Weakness Enumeration: CWE-862.

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