Avoid fetching data from HTTP endpoint

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Metadata

ID: docker-best-practices/avoid-http

Language: Docker

Severity: Warning

Category: Security

CWE: 319

Description

Always use https links instead of http. Do not use clear-text protocols as they lack encryption and authentication.

Non-Compliant Code Examples

RUN cd /tmp && wget http://www.scalastyle.org/scalastyle_config.xml && mv scalastyle_config.xml /scalastyle_config.xml
RUN cd /tmp && curl -O http://www.scalastyle.org/scalastyle_config.xml && mv scalastyle_config.xml /scalastyle_config.xml
RUN foobar http://domain.tld

Compliant Code Examples

RUN cd /tmp && wget https://www.scalastyle.org/scalastyle_config.xml && mv scalastyle_config.xml /scalastyle_config.xml
RUN cd /tmp && curl -O https://www.scalastyle.org/scalastyle_config.xml && mv scalastyle_config.xml /scalastyle_config.xml
RUN cd /tmp && curl -O http://localhost:8080/path