Empty password in configuration file¶
ID: cs/empty-password-in-configuration
Kind: problem
Security severity: 7.8
Severity: warning
Precision: medium
Tags:
- security
- external/cwe/cwe-258
- external/cwe/cwe-862
Query suites:
- csharp-security-extended.qls
- csharp-security-and-quality.qls
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The use of an empty string as a password in a configuration file is not secure.
Recommendation¶
Choose a proper password and encrypt it if you need to store it in the configuration file.