Manage False Positives
Manage false positives allows you to define few parameters and assign values to them which can be used to signal false positive at the time of scanning for code secrets. When you define a parameter as a false positive, you can easily detect these
Adding a False Positive Pattern
PCC Security tool allows you to add a false positive parameter which allows the
To add a false positive pattern, perform the following steps:
1.Login into PCC.
2. Search for the required project. The Project dashboard appears. Click Security from the TOOLS STATUS tab.
You can also navigate to Security from the Vertical Sidebar navigation menu. Click Tools and then select Security.
3.The Security page appears. From the Manage False Positive tab, click Proceed.
4.The Manage False Positive page appears with the list of defined false positive parameters. Click Add False Positive Pattern to add a new false positive parameter.
5.The Add False Positive Pattern dialog box appears. There are three parameters that are available for you to select and define. After defining the parameter, click Add to add the parameter as false positive. The three parameters are:
Path - Define the path for which you want to flag
Secret Type - You can select the required secret type from the drop-down list. Some of the secret types are password assignment, JWT toke, AWS key and many other secret types are available for your to select.
Secret Value - You should use a regular expression in order to define a value for Secret Value.
A regular expression (regex or regexp) is a sequence of characters that specifies a search pattern. Usually such patterns are used by string-searching algorithms for "find" or "find and replace" operations on strings, or for input validation. For more information, refer Regular Expressions.
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