# Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm (CWE-327)

The product uses a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm or protocol.

**Stack:** Python

- Prevalence: Alta Frecuentemente explotada
- Impact: Alto 3 reglas de severidad alta
- Prevention: Documentada 4 ejemplos de corrección

**OWASP:** Cryptographic Failures (A02:2021-Cryptographic Failures) - #2

## Description

Cryptographic algorithms are the backbone of modern information security. Using algorithms that have known weaknesses, such as MD5 or DES, can make it trivial for attackers to defeat the protection.

## Prevention

Estrategias de prevención para Broken Cryptographic Algorithm basadas en 1 reglas de detección de Shoulder.

### Python

Replace MD5/SHA-1/DES/RC4 with SHA-256/SHA-3 for hashing and AES-GCM for encryption

## Warning Signs

- [MEDIUM] use of weak or deprecated cryptographic algorithms like MD5, SHA-1,
DES, or RC4

## Consequences

- Leer datos de la aplicación
- Eludir mecanismo de protección

## Mitigations

- Usa AES-256 para cifrado simétrico
- Usa RSA-2048+ o ECDSA para cifrado asimétrico
- Usa SHA-256 o SHA-3 para hash

## Detection

- Total rules: 4
- Languages: go, javascript, typescript, python

## Rules by Language

### Python (1 rules)

- **Weak Cryptographic Algorithm** [MEDIUM]: Detects use of weak or deprecated cryptographic algorithms like MD5, SHA-1,
DES, or RC4. Use modern algorithms like SHA-256, SHA-3, AES, or ChaCha20.
  - Remediation: Use SHA-256/SHA-3 for hashing and AES for encryption.

```python
import hashlib
from Crypto.Cipher import AES
from Crypto.Random import get_random_bytes

# Secure hashing
hash_value = hashlib.sha256(data).hexdigest()

# Secure encryption
key = get_random_bytes(32)  # AES-256
cipher = AES.new(key, AES.MODE_GCM)
ciphertext, tag = cipher.encrypt_and_digest(data)
```

Learn more: https://shoulder.dev/learn/python/cwe-327/weak-crypto-algorithm