CA5386: Avoid hardcoding SecurityProtocolType value
Property | Value |
---|---|
Rule ID | CA5386 |
Title | Avoid hardcoding SecurityProtocolType value |
Category | Security |
Fix is breaking or non-breaking | Non-breaking |
Enabled by default in .NET 8 | No |
Cause
This rule fires when either of the following conditions are met:
- A safe but hardcoded System.Net.SecurityProtocolType value was referenced.
- An integer value representing a safe protocol version was assigned to a SecurityProtocolType variable.
Safe values are:
- Tls12
- Tls13
Rule description
Transport Layer Security (TLS) secures communication between computers, most commonly with Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS). Protocol versions TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 are deprecated, while TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3 are current. In the future, TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3 may be deprecated. To ensure that your application remains secure, avoid hardcoding a protocol version and target at least .NET Framework v4.7.1. For more information, see Transport Layer Security (TLS) best practices with .NET Framework.
How to fix violations
Don't hardcode TLS protocol versions.
When to suppress warnings
You can suppress this warning if your application targets .NET Framework v4.6.2 or earlier and may run on a computer that has insecure defaults.
Suppress a warning
If you just want to suppress a single violation, add preprocessor directives to your source file to disable and then re-enable the rule.
#pragma warning disable CA5386
// The code that's violating the rule is on this line.
#pragma warning restore CA5386
To disable the rule for a file, folder, or project, set its severity to none
in the configuration file.
[*.{cs,vb}]
dotnet_diagnostic.CA5386.severity = none
For more information, see How to suppress code analysis warnings.
Pseudo-code examples
Enumeration name violation
using System;
using System.Net;
public class ExampleClass
{
public void ExampleMethod()
{
// CA5386 violation
ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = SecurityProtocolType.Tls12;
}
}
Imports System
Imports System.Net
Public Class TestClass
Public Sub ExampleMethod()
' CA5386 violation
ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = SecurityProtocolType.Tls12
End Sub
End Class
Integer value violation
using System;
using System.Net;
public class ExampleClass
{
public void ExampleMethod()
{
// CA5386 violation
ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = (SecurityProtocolType) 3072; // TLS 1.2
}
}
Imports System
Imports System.Net
Public Class TestClass
Public Sub ExampleMethod()
' CA5386 violation
ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = CType(3072, SecurityProtocolType) ' TLS 1.2
End Sub
End Class
Solution
using System;
using System.Net;
public class TestClass
{
public void TestMethod()
{
// Let the operating system decide what TLS protocol version to use.
// See https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/framework/network-programming/tls
}
}
Imports System
Imports System.Net
Public Class TestClass
Public Sub ExampleMethod()
' Let the operating system decide what TLS protocol version to use.
' See https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/framework/network-programming/tls
End Sub
End Class
Related rules
CA5364: Do not use deprecated security protocols