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Add AvoidUsingAllowUnencryptedAuthentication - #1857
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Thanks, just some minor suggestions but looks good otherwise.
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| #if !CORECLR | ||
| [Export(typeof(IScriptRule))] | ||
| #endif | ||
| public class AvoidUsingAllowUnencryptedAuthentication : AvoidParameterGeneric |
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nice, didn't know there was this base class to make implementation so much simpler
Co-authored-by: Christoph Bergmeister <c.bergmeister@gmail.com>
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… into authRule # Conflicts: # Rules/Strings.Designer.cs # Rules/Strings.resx
| Describe "AvoidUsingAllowUnencryptedAuthentication" { | ||
| Context "When there are violations" { | ||
| It "detects unencrypted authentication violations" { | ||
| (Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer -ScriptDefinition 'Invoke-WebRequest foo -AllowUnencryptedAuthentication' -Settings $settings).Count | Should -Be 1 |
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i'd be happier if these were separate test cases, but this is ok
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PR Summary
This adds a new rule:
AvoidUsingAllowUnencryptedAuthentication.This rule searches for use of the
-AllowUnencryptedAuthenticationswitch. This mainly serves to flag use withInvoke-WebRequestandInvoke-RestMethod, but also works for other cmdlets which may use the same parameter scheme.This parameter is directly warned against in MSDN as it isn't secure. It is risky and should only be used for compatibility with legacy systems. A
Warninghere should be sufficient to dissuade against this.PR Checklist
.cs,.ps1and.psm1files have the correct copyright headerWIP:to the beginning of the title and remove the prefix when the PR is ready.