Avoid predictable IV

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Metadata

ID: csharp-security/predictable-iv

Language: C#

Severity: Warning

Category: Security

CWE: 329

Description

In security, initialization vectors must change and not be static. Avoid fixed initialization vectors and always use dynamic values.

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Non-Compliant Code Examples

using System.IO;
using System.Security.Cryptography;

class MyClass {
    public void Encrypt(byte[] key, byte[] dataToEncrypt, MemoryStream target)
    {
        var acsp = new AesCryptoServiceProvider();

        byte[] iv     = new byte[] {};
        var encryptor = acsp.CreateEncryptor(key, iv);
    }
}

Compliant Code Examples

using System.IO;
using System.Security.Cryptography;

class MyClass {
    public void Encrypt(byte[] key, byte[] dataToEncrypt, MemoryStream target)
    {
        var acsp = new AesCryptoServiceProvider();
        var encryptor = acsp.CreateEncryptor(key, acsp.IV);
    }
}