API_KEY check from plugins.manifest.api_keys.py is too permissive
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Description
Just testing with `test_androidmanifest.xml` gives me back 2 invalid results on things that do not resemble API keys. The regex should be changed to something that correctly resembles an API key.
Discovered in #206
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Start in plugins.manifest.api_keys.py and reproduce the report using test_androidmanifest.xml. Define the expected API-key shape from the surrounding plugin behavior, then verify that the two false positives are no longer reported while genuine keys remain detected.
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- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
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