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HARDCODED.AUTH : Hardcoded Authentication

Summary

A function that should have an authentication string passed in a particular argument position has been passed a hardcoded string.

Properties

Class Name Hardcoded Authentication
Significance security
Mnemonic HARDCODED.AUTH
Categories
CWE CWE:259 Use of Hard-coded Password
  CWE:318 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Executable
  CWE:540 Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Source Code
  CWE:547 Use of Hard-coded, Security-relevant Constants
  CWE:798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
CERT-C CERT-C:MSC18-C Be careful while handling sensitive data, such as passwords, in program code
  CERT-C:MSC41-C Never hard code sensitive information
DISA-6r1 DISA-6r1:V-222642 The application must not contain embedded authentication data.
DISA-5r3 DISA-5r3:V-70363 The application must not contain embedded authentication data.
DISA-4r3 DISA-4r3:V-70363 The application must not contain embedded authentication data.
DISA-3r10 DISA-3r10:V-6156 The designer will ensure the application does not contain embedded authentication data.
OWASP-2017 OWASP-2017:A2 Broken authentication
  OWASP-2017:A5 Broken access control
  OWASP-2017:A6 Security misconfiguration
OWASP-2021 OWASP-2021:A1 Broken access control
  OWASP-2021:A5 Security misconfiguration
  OWASP-2021:A7 Identification and authorization failures
OWASP-2025 OWASP-2025:A01 Broken Access Control
  OWASP-2025:A02 Security Misconfiguration
  OWASP-2025:A07 Authentication Failures
Availability Available for C and C++.
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="Hardcoded Authentication"

Example

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <sqltypes.h>
#include <sqlext.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>

void setup_connection_hc(SQLCHAR *server_name, FILE *nmpasswd )
{
   HENV henv; 
   HDBC hdbc; 
   HSTMT hstmt;

   SQLAllocEnv(&henv);
   if( SQLAllocConnect(henv, &hdbc) == SQL_SUCCESS )
       (void)SQLConnectA(hdbc, /* Hardcoded Authentication warning issued here */
                         server_name, SQL_NTS, 
                         "alex",  SQL_NTS, 
                         "hunter2", SQL_NTS);
   // ...
   exit(0);
}

Notes

This class is defined using HARDCODED_ARGS_* rules in the general template configuration file, and covers many common procedures that take authentication parameters. For a full list, see the "Factory Settings" in the documentation for HARDCODED_ARGS_*.

Relevant Configuration File Parameters

This class is implemented using a HARDCODED_ARGS_* rule set in the general template configuration file.

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

 

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