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diff --git a/doc/user/application_security/dast/checks/287.1.md b/doc/user/application_security/dast/checks/287.1.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..06b7e7b4b2e --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/user/application_security/dast/checks/287.1.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +stage: Secure +group: Dynamic Analysis +info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments +--- + +# Insecure authentication over HTTP (Basic Authentication) + +## Description + +The target application was found to authenticate users using the Basic Authentication scheme over HTTP. +Basic Authentication base64 encodes the username and password and sends it in the `Authentication` header. +Attackers who are in between the communication path (or on the same local network) of the client and server +could use packet sniffers to read and decode the username and password. + +## Remediation + +If possible, switch to a more robust method to authenticate users such as OAuth 2.0, or storing usernames +and passwords in a data store protected by the Argon2id algorithm. If Basic Authentication must be used, +ensure credentials are only transmitted over secure channels such as HTTPS/TLS. + +## Details + +| ID | Aggregated | CWE | Type | Risk | +|:---|:--------|:--------|:--------|:--------| +| 287.1 | false | 287 | Passive | Medium | + +## Links + +- [OWASP](https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Password_Storage_Cheat_Sheet.html) +- [OAuth 2.0](https://oauth.net/2/) +- [CWE-287](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html) +- [RFC](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7617) |