RSA with no padding is insecure

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Metadata

ID: java-security/no-rsa-no-padding

Language: Java

Severity: Error

Category: Security

CWE: 780

Description

You should never use RSA without padding. RSA should always be used with some padding to prevent any weak encryption.

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Non-Compliant Code Examples

class MyClass {

    public void test1() {
        Cipher c = Cipher.getInstance("RSA/NONE/NoPadding");
        c.init(Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, k, iv);
        byte[] cipherText = c.doFinal(plainText);
    }

    public void test2() {
        Cipher c = javax.crypto.Cipher.getInstance("RSA/NONE/NoPadding");
        c.init(Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, k, iv);
        byte[] cipherText = c.doFinal(plainText);
    }
}

Compliant Code Examples

class MyClass {

    public void test() {
        Cipher c = Cipher.getInstance("RSA/ECB/OAEPWithMD5AndMGF1Padding");
        c.init(Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, k, iv);
        byte[] cipherText = c.doFinal(plainText);
    }


}