Missing support for integrity check detected.

• Rule ID: java_lang_missing_integrity_check
• Languages: java
• Source: missing_integrity_check.yml

Description

If a protocol does not include integrity checks ("checksums"), we cannot determine whether or not an attacker has interfered or manipulated the transmitted data (man-in-the-middle attack).

Remediations

✅ Use encryption schemes that provide integrity

  Cipher c = Cipher.getInstance("AES/GCM/PKCS5Padding");

Resources

• Java Cipher class

Associated CWE

• CWE-353: Missing Support for Integrity Check

OWASP Top 10

• A08:2021 - Software and Data Integrity Failures

Configuration

To skip this rule during a scan, use the following flag

bearer scan /path/to/your-project/ --skip-rule=java_lang_missing_integrity_check

To run only this rule during a scan, use the following flag

bearer scan /path/to/your-project/ --only-rule=java_lang_missing_integrity_check