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C#


CSHARP.INSEC.SS : Use of Same Seed (C#)

Summary

The same random seed is used multiple times.

If two random generators are initialized with the same seed, they will produce the same predictable sequence of numbers.

See also Hardcoded Random Seed (C#).

Properties

Class Name Use of Same Seed (C#)
Significance security
Mnemonic CSHARP.INSEC.SS
Categories
CWE CWE:336 Same Seed in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
OWASP-2021 OWASP-2021:A2 Cryptographic failures
OWASP-2025 OWASP-2025:A04 Cryptographic Failures
Availability Available for C# only.
Enabling Checks for this warning class are enabled by default. To disable them, add the following WARNING_FILTER rule to the project configuration file.
WARNING_FILTER += discard class="Use of Same Seed (C#)"

Example

using System;

namespace Same_Seed_in_PRNG {
    class Same_Seed_in_PRNG {
        public static int SEED = 999;
	
        public override void MyRand() {
            Random random1 = new Random(SEED);
            Random random2 = new Random(SEED); // 'Use of Same Seed (C#)' warning issued here
        
            Console.WriteLine("" + random1.Next());
            Console.WriteLine("" + random2.Next());
        }
    }
}

Resolution

Use a less predictable seed, or don't specify a seed at all.

Relevant Configuration File Parameters

The following configuration file parameters affect checks for this warning class.

 

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