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

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

**Stack:** Python

- Prevalence: Wysoka Często wykorzystywana
- Impact: Wysoki 3 reguł o wysokim poziomie
- Prevention: Udokumentowane 4 przykładów poprawek

**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

Strategie zapobiegania dla Broken Cryptographic Algorithm oparte na 1 regułach detekcji 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

- Odczyt danych aplikacji
- Obejście mechanizmu ochrony

## Mitigations

- Do szyfrowania symetrycznego stosuj AES-256
- Do szyfrowania asymetrycznego stosuj RSA-2048+ lub ECDSA
- Do haszowania używaj SHA-256 lub SHA-3

## 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