Do not use weak hash functions

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Metadata

ID: javascript-node-security/insecure-hash

Language: JavaScript

Severity: Warning

Category: Security

CWE: 328

Related CWEs:

916

Description

Do not use weak hash algorithms such as MD5 or SHA1.

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CWE-328: Use of Weak Hash

Non-Compliant Code Examples

crypto.createHash("md5")

createHash("md5")

crypto.createHash("sha1")

Compliant Code Examples

crypto.createHash("sha256")

How to use this rule

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rulesets:
  - javascript-node-security     # Rules to enforce JavaScript node security.

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