Do not use weak hash functions

Metadata

ID: javascript-node-security/insecure-hash

Language: JavaScript

Severity: Warning

Category: Security

CWE: 328

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

crypto.createHash("md5")

createHash("md5")

crypto.createHash("sha1")

crypto.createHash("sha256")

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

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