microsoft / microsoft/OSSGadget
[oss-detect-cryptography] False positives (crypto currency)
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- C#
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Description
We're getting crypto currency rules firing that aren't accurate - this is due to https://github.com/microsoft/DevSkim/issues/304 where the underlying rule's regex isn't being properly converted.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the oss-detect-cryptography rule and the linked DevSkim issue 304, which describes the regex conversion problem. Reproduce the inaccurate cryptocurrency matches, then verify that the rule no longer reports those false positives while still detecting intended cryptography cases.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- security, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100