fix(crypto_usage): eliminate weak-password-hash false positives for non-credential variables - #161
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…e positives for non-credential variables * Improved the regex `_PW` in `crypto_usage.py` by applying a negative lookahead, which ignores case-insensitive suffixes like "token", "hash", "salt", etc., when they immediately follow "password" strings. This eliminates false positives for benign variables such as `passwordResetToken` or `password_hash`. * Wrote 6 permanent regression tests inside `CryptoUsageFalsePositiveTests` in `tests/test_pentest_regressions.py` to assert that zero false positive findings are generated for such snippets. * Ensured zero existing tests broke and no true positive detections were lost. * Passed metrics consistency check and updated `CHANGELOG.md` accordingly.
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Fixes false positives generated by
crypto_usage.pyforweak-password-hashwhen analyzing benignpassword-prefixed variables.The previous
_PWregex was matching any variable prefixed with terms likepassword, regardless of whether it functioned as an actual credential or a benign entity like aToken,Hash,Salt,AttemptCount, etc. This commit updates the_PWregex string to include a case-insensitive negative lookahead(?![a-zA-Z0-9_]*?(?:[Tt]oken|[Hh]ash|[Ss]alt|[Aa]ttempt|[Rr]eset|[Cc]ount|[Uu]ri|[Uu]rl|[Ii]d\b|[Ff]ile))that skips non-credential variables, preventing false positives from generating high-severity vulnerability logs.Risk is low. The patch is precisely scoped to variables, contains extensive case-insensitive checking, and will not cause false negatives for existing true positives since strings containing spaces and operators stop matching properly. 6 regression tests were written to confirm no findings are thrown for such variables. All tests run locally passing perfectly, and
CHANGELOG.mdis updated.PR created automatically by Jules for task 11102383511466467547 started by @raccioly