Software security is not security software. Here we're concerned with topics like authentication, access control, confidentiality, cryptography, and privilege management.
device.createInsecureRfcommSocketToServiceRecord(MY_UUID);
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var options = {
port: 443,
path: '/',
key : fs.readFileSync('my-server-key.pem'),
cert : fs.readFileSync('server-cert.pem'),
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}
https.createServer(options);
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secureProtocol to SSLv23_method, the server is inherently insecure when secureProtocol is not specifically overridden.
NSURLSessionConfiguration *configuration = [NSURLSessionConfiguration ephemeralSessionConfiguration];
[configuration setTLSMinimumSupportedProtocol = kSSLProtocol3];
NSURLSession *mySession = [NSURLSession sessionWithConfiguration:configuration delegate:self delegateQueue:operationQueue];
let configuration : NSURLSessionConfiguration = NSURLSessionConfiguration.defaultSessionConfiguration()
let mySession = NSURLSession(configuration: configuration, delegate: self, delegateQueue: operationQueue)
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encryptionKey = "".
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var encryptionKey:String = "";
var key:ByteArray = Hex.toArray(Hex.fromString(encryptionKey));
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var aes.ICipher = Crypto.getCipher("aes-cbc", key, padding);
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char encryptionKey[] = "";
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<cfset encryptionKey = "" />
<cfset encryptedMsg = encrypt(msg, encryptionKey, 'AES', 'Hex') />
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key := []byte("");
block, err := aes.NewCipher(key)
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private static String encryptionKey = "";
byte[] keyBytes = encryptionKey.getBytes();
SecretKeySpec key = new SecretKeySpec(keyBytes, "AES");
Cipher encryptCipher = Cipher.getInstance("AES");
encryptCipher.init(Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, key);
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var crypto = require('crypto');
var encryptionKey = "";
var algorithm = 'aes-256-ctr';
var cipher = crypto.createCipher(algorithm, encryptionKey);
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CCCrypt(kCCEncrypt,
kCCAlgorithmAES,
kCCOptionPKCS7Padding,
"",
0,
iv,
plaintext,
sizeof(plaintext),
ciphertext,
sizeof(ciphertext),
&numBytesEncrypted);
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$encryption_key = '';
$filter = new Zend_Filter_Encrypt($encryption_key);
$filter->setVector('myIV');
$encrypted = $filter->filter('text_to_be_encrypted');
print $encrypted;
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from Crypto.Ciphers import AES
cipher = AES.new("", AES.MODE_CFB, iv)
msg = iv + cipher.encrypt(b'Attack at dawn')
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require 'openssl'
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dk = OpenSSL::PKCS5::pbkdf2_hmac_sha1(password, salt, 100000, 0) # returns an empty string
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CCCrypt(UInt32(kCCEncrypt),
UInt32(kCCAlgorithmAES128),
UInt32(kCCOptionPKCS7Padding),
"",
0,
iv,
plaintext,
plaintext.length,
ciphertext.mutableBytes,
ciphertext.length,
&numBytesEncrypted)
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Dim encryptionKey As String
Set encryptionKey = ""
Dim AES As New System.Security.Cryptography.RijndaelManaged
On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
AES.Key = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(encryptionKey)
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Exit Sub
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DATA: lo_hmac TYPE Ref To cl_abap_hmac,
Input_string type string.
CALL METHOD cl_abap_hmac=>get_instance
EXPORTING
if_algorithm = 'SHA3'
if_key = space
RECEIVING
ro_object = lo_hmac.
" update HMAC with input
lo_hmac->update( if_data = input_string ).
" finalise hmac
lo_digest->final( ).
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Example 1 may run successfully, but anyone who has access to it will be able to figure out that it uses an empty HMAC key. After the program ships, there is likely no way to change the empty HMAC key unless the program is patched. A devious employee with access to this information could use it to compromise the HMAC function. Also, the code in Example 1 is vulnerable to forgery and key recovery attacks.
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using (HMAC hmac = HMAC.Create("HMACSHA512"))
{
string hmacKey = "";
byte[] keyBytes = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(hmacKey);
hmac.Key = keyBytes;
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}
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Example 1 may run successfully, but anyone who has access to it will be able to figure out that it uses an empty HMAC key. After the program ships, there is likely no way to change the empty HMAC key unless the program is patched. A devious employee with access to this information could use it to compromise the HMAC function. Also, the code in Example 1 is vulnerable to forgery and key recovery attacks.
import "crypto/hmac"
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hmac.New(md5.New, []byte(""))
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Example 1 might run successfully, but anyone who has access to it can determine that it uses an empty HMAC key. After the program ships, there is no way to change the empty HMAC key unless the program is patched. A devious employee with access to this information could use it to compromise the HMAC function. Also, the code in Example 1 is vulnerable to forgery and key recovery attacks.
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private static String hmacKey = "";
byte[] keyBytes = hmacKey.getBytes();
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SecretKeySpec key = new SecretKeySpec(keyBytes, "SHA1");
Mac hmac = Mac.getInstance("HmacSHA1");
hmac.init(key);
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Example 1 may run successfully, but anyone who has access to it will be able to figure out that it uses an empty HMAC key. After the program ships, there is likely no way to change the empty HMAC key unless the program is patched. A devious employee with access to this information could use it to compromise the HMAC function. Also, the code in Example 1 is vulnerable to forgery and key recovery attacks.
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let hmacKey = "";
let hmac = crypto.createHmac("SHA256", hmacKey);
hmac.update(data);
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Example 1 might run successfully, but anyone with access to it might figure out that it uses an empty HMAC key. After the program ships, there is likely no way to change the empty HMAC key unless the program is patched. A devious employee with access to this information could use it to compromise the HMAC function.
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CCHmac(kCCHmacAlgSHA256, "", 0, plaintext, plaintextLen, &output);
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Example 1 may run successfully, but anyone who has access to it will be able to figure out that it uses an empty HMAC key. After the program ships, there is likely no way to change the empty HMAC key unless the program is patched. A devious employee with access to this information could use it to compromise the HMAC function. Also, the code in Example 1 is vulnerable to forgery and key recovery attacks.
import hmac
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mac = hmac.new("", plaintext).hexdigest()
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Example 1 may run successfully, but anyone who has access to it will be able to figure out that it uses an empty HMAC key. After the program ships, there is likely no way to change the empty HMAC key unless the program is patched. A devious employee with access to this information could use it to compromise the HMAC function. Also, the code in Example 1 is vulnerable to forgery and key recovery attacks.
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digest = OpenSSL::HMAC.digest('sha256', '', data)
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Example 1 may run successfully, but anyone who has access to it will be able to figure out that it uses an empty HMAC key. After the program ships, there is likely no way to change the empty HMAC key unless the program is patched. A devious employee with access to this information could use it to compromise the HMAC function. Also, the code in Example 1 is vulnerable to forgery and key recovery attacks.
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CCHmac(UInt32(kCCHmacAlgSHA256), "", 0, plaintext, plaintextLen, &output)
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Example 1 may run successfully, but anyone who has access to it will be able to figure out that it uses an empty HMAC key. After the program ships, there is likely no way to change the empty HMAC key unless the program is patched. A devious employee with access to this information could use it to compromise the HMAC function. Also, the code in Example 1 is vulnerable to forgery and key recovery attacks.
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Rfc2898DeriveBytes rdb = new Rfc2898DeriveBytes("", salt,100000);
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var encryptor = new StrongPasswordEncryptor();
var encryptedPassword = encryptor.encryptPassword("");
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const pbkdfPassword = "";
crypto.pbkdf2(
pbkdfPassword,
salt,
numIterations,
keyLen,
hashAlg,
function (err, derivedKey) { ... }
)
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CCKeyDerivationPBKDF(kCCPBKDF2,
"",
0,
salt,
saltLen
kCCPRFHmacAlgSHA256,
100000,
derivedKey,
derivedKeyLen);
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CCKeyDerivationPBKDF(kCCPBKDF2,
password,
0,
salt,
saltLen
kCCPRFHmacAlgSHA256,
100000,
derivedKey,
derivedKeyLen);
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password contains a strong, appropriately managed password value, passing its length as zero will result in an empty, null, or otherwise unexpected weak password value.
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$zip = new ZipArchive();
$zip->open("test.zip", ZipArchive::CREATE);
$zip->setEncryptionIndex(0, ZipArchive::EM_AES_256, "");
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from hashlib import pbkdf2_hmac
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dk = pbkdf2_hmac('sha256', '', salt, 100000)
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key = OpenSSL::PKCS5::pbkdf2_hmac('', salt, 100000, 256, 'SHA256')
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CCKeyDerivationPBKDF(CCPBKDFAlgorithm(kCCPBKDF2),
"",
0,
salt,
saltLen,
CCPseudoRandomAlgorithm(kCCPRFHmacAlgSHA256),
100000,
derivedKey,
derivedKeyLen)
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CCKeyDerivationPBKDF(CCPBKDFAlgorithm(kCCPBKDF2),
password,
0,
salt,
saltLen,
CCPseudoRandomAlgorithm(kCCPRFHmacAlgSHA256),
100000,
derivedKey,
derivedKeyLen)
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password contains a strong, appropriately managed password value, passing its length as zero will result in an empty, null, or otherwise unexpected weak password value.
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encryptionKey = "lakdsljkalkjlksdfkl".
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var encryptionKey:String = "lakdsljkalkjlksdfkl";
var key:ByteArray = Hex.toArray(Hex.fromString(encryptionKey));
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var aes.ICipher = Crypto.getCipher("aes-cbc", key, padding);
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Blob encKey = Blob.valueOf('YELLOW_SUBMARINE');
Blob encrypted = Crypto.encrypt('AES128', encKey, iv, input);
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using (SymmetricAlgorithm algorithm = SymmetricAlgorithm.Create("AES"))
{
string encryptionKey = "lakdsljkalkjlksdfkl";
byte[] keyBytes = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(encryptionKey);
algorithm.Key = keyBytes;
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}
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char encryptionKey[] = "lakdsljkalkjlksdfkl";
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<cfset encryptionKey = "lakdsljkalkjlksdfkl" />
<cfset encryptedMsg = encrypt(msg, encryptionKey, 'AES', 'Hex') />
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key := []byte("lakdsljkalkjlksd");
block, err := aes.NewCipher(key)
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private static final String encryptionKey = "lakdsljkalkjlksdfkl";
byte[] keyBytes = encryptionKey.getBytes();
SecretKeySpec key = new SecretKeySpec(keyBytes, "AES");
Cipher encryptCipher = Cipher.getInstance("AES");
encryptCipher.init(Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, key);
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var crypto = require('crypto');
var encryptionKey = "lakdsljkalkjlksdfkl";
var algorithm = 'aes-256-ctr';
var cipher = crypto.createCipher(algorithm, encryptionKey);
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{
"username":"scott"
"password":"tiger"
}
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NSString encryptionKey = "lakdsljkalkjlksdfkl";
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$encryption_key = 'hardcoded_encryption_key';
//$filter = new Zend_Filter_Encrypt('hardcoded_encryption_key');
$filter = new Zend_Filter_Encrypt($encryption_key);
$filter->setVector('myIV');
$encrypted = $filter->filter('text_to_be_encrypted');
print $encrypted;
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from Crypto.Ciphers import AES
encryption_key = b'_hardcoded__key_'
cipher = AES.new(encryption_key, AES.MODE_CFB, iv)
msg = iv + cipher.encrypt(b'Attack at dawn')
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_hardcoded__key_ unless the program is patched. A devious employee with access to this information can use it to compromise data encrypted by the system.
require 'openssl'
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encryption_key = 'hardcoded_encryption_key'
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cipher = OpenSSL::Cipher::AES.new(256, 'GCM')
cipher.encrypt
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cipher.key=encryption_key
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Example 2: The following code performs AES encryption using a hardcoded encryption key:
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let encryptionKey = "YELLOW_SUBMARINE"
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CCCrypt(UInt32(kCCEncrypt),
UInt32(kCCAlgorithmAES128),
UInt32(kCCOptionPKCS7Padding),
"YELLOW_SUBMARINE",
16,
iv,
plaintext,
plaintext.length,
ciphertext.mutableBytes,
ciphertext.length,
&numBytesEncrypted)
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-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
MIICXwIBAAKBgQCtVacMo+w+TFOm0p8MlBWvwXtVRpF28V+o0RNPx5x/1TJTlKEl
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DiJPJY2LNBQ7jS685mb6650JdvH8uQl6oeJ/aUmq63o2zOw=
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
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Dim encryptionKey As String
Set encryptionKey = "lakdsljkalkjlksdfkl"
Dim AES As New System.Security.Cryptography.RijndaelManaged
On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
AES.Key = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(encryptionKey)
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Exit Sub
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production:
secret_key_base: 0ab25e26286c4fb9f7335947994d83f19861354f19702b7bbb84e85310b287ba3cdc348f1f19c8cdc08a7c6c5ad2c20ad31ecda177d2c74aa2d48ec4a346c40e
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DATA: lo_hmac TYPE Ref To cl_abap_hmac,
Input_string type string.
CALL METHOD cl_abap_hmac=>get_instance
EXPORTING
if_algorithm = 'SHA3'
if_key = 'secret_key'
RECEIVING
ro_object = lo_hmac.
" update HMAC with input
lo_hmac->update( if_data = input_string ).
" finalise hmac
lo_digest->final( ).
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using (HMAC hmac = HMAC.Create("HMACSHA512"))
{
string hmacKey = "lakdsljkalkjlksdfkl";
byte[] keyBytes = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(hmacKey);
hmac.Key = keyBytes;
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}
import "crypto/hmac"
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hmac.New(sha256.New, []byte("secret"))
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private static String hmacKey = "lakdsljkalkjlksdfkl";
byte[] keyBytes = hmacKey.getBytes();
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SecretKeySpec key = new SecretKeySpec(keyBytes, "SHA1");
Mac hmac = Mac.getInstance("HmacSHA1");
hmac.init(key);
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const hmacKey = "a secret";
const hmac = createHmac('sha256', hmacKey);
hmac.update(data);
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hmacKey unless the program is patched. A devious employee with access to this information could use it to compromise the HMAC function.
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CCHmac(kCCHmacAlgSHA256, "secret", 6, plaintext, plaintextLen, &output);
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import hmac
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mac = hmac.new("secret", plaintext).hexdigest()
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digest = OpenSSL::HMAC.digest('sha256', 'secret_key', data)
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CCHmac(UInt32(kCCHmacAlgSHA256), "secret", 6, plaintext, plaintextLen, &output)
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Rfc2898DeriveBytes rdb = new Rfc2898DeriveBytes("password", salt,100000);
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var encryptor = new StrongPasswordEncryptor();
var encryptedPassword = encryptor.encryptPassword("password");
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const pbkdfPassword = "a secret";
crypto.pbkdf2(
pbkdfPassword,
salt,
numIterations,
keyLen,
hashAlg,
function (err, derivedKey) { ... }
)
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CCKeyDerivationPBKDF(kCCPBKDF2,
"secret",
6,
salt,
saltLen
kCCPRFHmacAlgSHA256,
100000,
derivedKey,
derivedKeyLen);
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$zip = new ZipArchive();
$zip->open("test.zip", ZipArchive::CREATE);
$zip->setEncryptionIndex(0, ZipArchive::EM_AES_256, "hardcodedpassword");
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from hashlib import pbkdf2_hmac
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dk = pbkdf2_hmac('sha256', 'password', salt, 100000)
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key = OpenSSL::PKCS5::pbkdf2_hmac('password', salt, 100000, 256, 'SHA256')
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CCKeyDerivationPBKDF(CCPBKDFAlgorithm(kCCPBKDF2),
"secret",
6,
salt,
saltLen,
CCPseudoRandomAlgorithm(kCCPRFHmacAlgSHA256),
100000,
derivedKey,
derivedKeyLen)
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Null encryption keys can compromise security in a way that is not easy to remedy.null encryption key because it significantly reduces the protection afforded by a good encryption algorithm, but it also makes fixing the problem extremely difficult. After the offending code is in production, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. If an account that is protected by the null encryption key is compromised, the owners of the system must choose between security and availability.null encryption key:
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var encryptionKey:ByteArray = null;
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var aes.ICipher = Crypto.getCipher("aes-cbc", encryptionKey, padding);
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null encryption key, but anyone with even basic cracking techniques is much more likely to successfully decrypt any encrypted data. After the application has shipped, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. An employee with access to this information can use it to break into the system. Even if attackers only had access to the application's executable, they could extract evidence of the use of a null encryption key.Null encryption keys can compromise security in a way that is not easy to remedy.null encryption key. Not only does using a null encryption key significantly reduce the protection afforded by a good encryption algorithm, but it also makes fixing the problem extremely difficult. After the offending code is in production, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. If an account protected by the null encryption key is compromised, the owners of the system must choose between security and availability.null encryption key:
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char encryptionKey[] = null;
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null encryption key, but anyone with even basic cracking techniques is much more likely to successfully decrypt any encrypted data. After the program ships, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. An employee with access to this information can use it to break into the system. Even if attackers only had access to the application's executable, they could extract evidence of the use of a null encryption key.null encryption key because it significantly reduces the protection afforded by a good encryption algorithm, and it is extremely difficult to fix the problem. After the offending code is in production, changing the null encryption key requires a software patch. If an account that is protected by the null encryption key is compromised, the owners of the system must choose between security and availability.null encryption key:
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aes.NewCipher(nil)
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null encryption key. Additionally, anyone with even basic cracking techniques is much more likely to successfully decrypt any encrypted data. After the application has shipped, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. An employee with access to this information can use it to break into the system. Even if attackers only had access to the application's executable, they could extract evidence of the use of a null encryption key.null encryption key because it significantly reduces the protection afforded by a good encryption algorithm, but it also makes fixing the problem extremely difficult. After the offending code is in production, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. If an account that is protected by the null encryption key is compromised, the owners of the system must choose between security and availability.null encryption key:
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SecretKeySpec key = null;
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Cipher encryptCipher = Cipher.getInstance("AES");
encryptCipher.init(Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, key);
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null encryption key, but anyone with even basic cracking techniques is much more likely to successfully decrypt any encrypted data. After the application has shipped, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. An employee with access to this information can use it to break into the system. Even if attackers only had access to the application's executable, they could extract evidence of the use of a null encryption key.null encryption key because it significantly reduces the protection afforded by a good encryption algorithm, but it also makes fixing the problem extremely difficult. After the offending code is in production, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. If an account that is protected by the null encryption key is compromised, the owners of the system must choose between security and availability.null encryption key:
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var crypto = require('crypto');
var encryptionKey = null;
var algorithm = 'aes-256-ctr';
var cipher = crypto.createCipher(algorithm, encryptionKey);
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null encryption key, but anyone with even basic cracking techniques is much more likely to successfully decrypt any encrypted data. After the application has shipped, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. An employee with access to this information can use it to break into the system. Even if attackers only had access to the application's executable, they could extract evidence of the use of a null encryption key.null encryption key because it significantly reduces the protection afforded by a good encryption algorithm, but it also makes fixing the problem extremely difficult. After the offending code is in production, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. If an account that is protected by the null encryption key is compromised, the owners of the system must choose between security and availability.null encryption key:
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CCCrypt(kCCEncrypt,
kCCAlgorithmAES,
kCCOptionPKCS7Padding,
nil,
0,
iv,
plaintext,
sizeof(plaintext),
ciphertext,
sizeof(ciphertext),
&numBytesEncrypted);
...
null encryption key, but anyone with even basic cracking techniques is much more likely to successfully decrypt any encrypted data. After the application has shipped, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. An employee with access to this information can use it to break into the system. Even if attackers only had access to the application's executable, they could extract evidence of the use of a null encryption key.null to encryption key variables is a bad idea because it can allow attackers to expose sensitive and encrypted information. Not only does using a null encryption key significantly reduce the protection afforded by a good encryption algorithm, but it also makes fixing the problem extremely difficult. After the offending code is in production, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. If an account protected by the null encryption key is compromised, the owners of the system must choose between security and availability.null.
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$encryption_key = NULL;
$filter = new Zend_Filter_Encrypt($encryption_key);
$filter->setVector('myIV');
$encrypted = $filter->filter('text_to_be_encrypted');
print $encrypted;
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null encryption key, and anyone employing even basic cracking techniques is much more likely to successfully decrypt any encrypted data. After the program ships, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. An employee with access to this information can use it to break into the system. Even if attackers only had access to the application's executable, they could extract evidence of the use of a null encryption key.null encryption key because it significantly reduces the protection afforded by a good encryption algorithm, but it also makes fixing the problem extremely difficult. After the offending code is in production, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. If an account that is protected by the null encryption key is compromised, the owners of the system must choose between security and availability.null encryption key, but anyone with even basic cracking techniques is much more likely to successfully decrypt any encrypted data. After the application has shipped, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. An employee with access to this information can use it to break into the system. Even if attackers only had access to the application's executable, they could extract evidence of the use of a null encryption key.None to encryption key variables is a bad idea because it can allow attackers to expose sensitive and encrypted information. Not only does using a null encryption key significantly reduce the protection afforded by a good encryption algorithm, but it also makes fixing the problem extremely difficult. After the offending code is in production, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. If an account protected by the null encryption key is compromised, the owners of the system must choose between security and availability.null.
...
from Crypto.Ciphers import AES
cipher = AES.new(None, AES.MODE_CFB, iv)
msg = iv + cipher.encrypt(b'Attack at dawn')
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null encryption key, and anyone employing even basic cracking techniques is much more likely to successfully decrypt any encrypted data. After the program ships, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. An employee with access to this information can use it to break into the system. Even if attackers only had access to the application's executable, they could extract evidence of the use of a null encryption key.null encryption key. Not only does using a null encryption key significantly reduce the protection afforded by a good encryption algorithm, but it also makes fixing the problem extremely difficult. After the offending code is in production, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. If an account protected by the null encryption key is compromised, the owners of the system must choose between security and availability.null encryption key, and anyone employing even basic cracking techniques is much more likely to successfully decrypt any encrypted data. After the program ships, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. An employee with access to this information can use it to break into the system. Even if attackers only had access to the application's executable, they could extract evidence of the use of a null encryption key.Null encryption keys can compromise security in a way that is not easy to remedy.null encryption key. Not only does using a null encryption key significantly reduce the protection afforded by a good encryption algorithm, but it also makes fixing the problem extremely difficult. After the offending code is in production, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. If an account protected by the null encryption key is compromised, the owners of the system must choose between security and availability.null encryption key:
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CCCrypt(UInt32(kCCEncrypt),
UInt32(kCCAlgorithmAES128),
UInt32(kCCOptionPKCS7Padding),
nil,
0,
iv,
plaintext,
plaintext.length,
ciphertext.mutableBytes,
ciphertext.length,
&numBytesEncrypted)
...
null encryption key, but anyone with even basic cracking techniques is much more likely to successfully decrypt any encrypted data. After the program ships, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. An employee with access to this information can use it to break into the system. Even if attackers only had access to the application's executable, they could extract evidence of the use of a null encryption key.null encryption key because it significantly reduces the protection afforded by a good encryption algorithm, but it also makes fixing the problem extremely difficult. After the offending code is in production, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. If an account that is protected by the null encryption key is compromised, the owners of the system must choose between security and availability.null encryption key:
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Dim encryptionKey As String
Set encryptionKey = vbNullString
Dim AES As New System.Security.Cryptography.RijndaelManaged
On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
AES.Key = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(encryptionKey)
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Exit Sub
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null encryption key, but anyone with even basic cracking techniques is much more likely to successfully decrypt any encrypted data. After the application has shipped, a software patch is required to change the null encryption key. An employee with access to this information can use it to break into the system. Even if attackers only had access to the application's executable, they could extract evidence of the use of a null encryption key.null password may compromise system security in a way that is not easy to remedy.null value as the password argument to a cryptographic password-based key derivation function. In this scenario, the resulting derived key will be based solely on the provided salt (rendering it significantly weaker), and fixing the problem is extremely difficult. After the offending code is in production, the null password often cannot be changed without patching the software. If an account protected by a derived key based on a null password is compromised, the owners of the system might be forced to choose between security and availability.null value as the password argument to a cryptographic password-based key derivation function:
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var encryptor = new StrongPasswordEncryptor();
var encryptedPassword = encryptor.encryptPassword(null);
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null password argument, but anyone with even basic cracking techniques is much more likely to successfully gain access to any resources protected by the offending keys. If an attacker also has access to the salt value used to generate any of the keys based on a null password, cracking those keys becomes trivial. After the program ships, there is likely no way to change the null password unless the program is patched. An employee with access to this information can use it to break into the system. Even if attackers only had access to the application's executable, they could extract evidence of the use of a null password.null password may compromise system security in a way that is not easy to remedy.null value as the password argument to a cryptographic password-based key derivation function. In this scenario, the resulting derived key will be based solely on the provided salt (rendering it significantly weaker), and fixing the problem is extremely difficult. After the offending code is in production, the null password often cannot be changed without patching the software. If an account protected by a derived key based on a null password is compromised, the owners of the system might be forced to choose between security and availability.null value as the password argument to a cryptographic password-based key derivation function:
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CCKeyDerivationPBKDF(kCCPBKDF2,
nil,
0,
salt,
saltLen
kCCPRFHmacAlgSHA256,
100000,
derivedKey,
derivedKeyLen);
...
null password argument, but anyone with even basic cracking techniques is much more likely to successfully gain access to any resources protected by the offending keys. If an attacker also has access to the salt value used to generate any of the keys based on a null password, cracking those keys becomes trivial. After the program ships, there is likely no way to change the null password unless the program is patched. An employee with access to this information can use it to break into the system. Even if attackers only had access to the application's executable, they could extract evidence of the use of a null password.null password may compromise system security in a way that is not easy to remedy.null value as the password argument to a cryptographic password-based key derivation function. In this scenario, the resulting derived key will be based solely on the provided salt (rendering it significantly weaker), and fixing the problem is extremely difficult. After the offending code is in production, the null password often cannot be changed without patching the software. If an account protected by a derived key based on a null password is compromised, the owners of the system might be forced to choose between security and availability.null value as the password argument to a cryptographic password-based key derivation function:
...
CCKeyDerivationPBKDF(CCPBKDFAlgorithm(kCCPBKDF2),
nil,
0,
salt,
saltLen,
CCPseudoRandomAlgorithm(kCCPRFHmacAlgSHA256),
100000,
derivedKey,
derivedKeyLen)
...
null password argument, but anyone with even basic cracking techniques is much more likely to successfully gain access to any resources protected by the offending keys. If an attacker also has access to the salt value used to generate any of the keys based on a null password, cracking those keys becomes trivial. After the program ships, there is likely no way to change the null password unless the program is patched. An employee with access to this information can use it to break into the system. Even if attackers only had access to the application's executable, they could extract evidence of the use of a null password.