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SEC458lintai-ai-securitysupply-chainhardeningstablemarkdownwarn

AI markdown: pip config http index

AI-native markdown configures Python package resolution with an insecure `http://` package index

Public lane
supply-chain
Category
hardening
Provider
lintai-ai-security
Scope
per-file
Surface
markdown
Tier
stable
Severity
warn
Confidence
high
Detection
structural
Remediation
message only
How to read this lane

Reproducibility, provenance, and dependency hardening review.

How to read this category

Least-privilege, provenance, or operational hygiene signal.

Activation Model

Preset Activation

These presets explain where this rule appears in the product experience.

supply-chainsidecar lane

Lifecycle

Stable Lifecycle Contract

State

stable

Graduation rationale

Checks AI-native markdown for `pip config set` commands that point package index configuration at `http://` sources.

Deterministic signal basis

MarkdownSignals exact `pip config set`, `pip3 config set`, or `python -m pip config set` token analysis with `global.index-url http://` or `global.extra-index-url http://` detection inside parsed markdown regions.

Malicious corpus
skill-pip-config-http-index
Benign corpus
skill-pip-config-https-index-safe
structured evidence required remediation reviewed
Canonical note

Structural stable rule positioned as a supply-chain hardening control: high-precision and actionable, but not a blanket claim of direct repository compromise.

Nearby Signals

Related Rules

SEC417AI markdown: unpinned pip git installAI-native markdown installs Python packages from an unpinned `git+https://` sourcesupply-chainhardeningmarkdown
SEC448AI markdown: pip trusted-hostAI-native markdown installs Python packages with `--trusted-host`supply-chainhardeningmarkdown
SEC449AI markdown: pip http indexAI-native markdown installs Python packages from an insecure `http://` package indexsupply-chainhardeningmarkdown
SEC450AI markdown: npm http registryAI-native markdown installs JavaScript packages from an insecure `http://` registrysupply-chainhardeningmarkdown
SEC451AI markdown: cargo http git installAI-native markdown installs Rust packages from an insecure `http://` git sourcesupply-chainhardeningmarkdown
SEC452AI markdown: cargo http indexAI-native markdown installs Rust packages from an insecure `http://` indexsupply-chainhardeningmarkdown

SEC458 / MD-PIP-CONFIG-HTTP-INDEX ​

SEC458 flags AI-native markdown when a pip config set, pip3 config set, or python -m pip config set command points global.index-url or global.extra-index-url at http://....

Why It Matters ​

Changing pip config to an insecure package index makes every later install trust an unencrypted source. In shared AI-native instructions, that turns a persistent supply-chain downgrade into copy-pastable setup guidance.

What Triggers It ​

  • AI-native markdown surface
  • the same parsed markdown region contains:
    • pip config set
    • pip3 config set
    • or python -m pip config set
  • the same region also contains one of:
    • global.index-url http://
    • global.extra-index-url http://
    • global.index-url=http://
    • global.extra-index-url=http://

The finding points to http://.

What Does Not Trigger It ​

  • https:// index config
  • pip install --index-url ... examples, because those are covered by SEC449
  • unrelated prose that mentions http:// without a matching pip config command

Example ​

Bad:

bash
pip config set global.index-url http://pypi.example.test/simple

Better:

bash
pip config set global.index-url https://pypi.example.test/simple

Remediation ​

Replace the insecure http:// package index config with a normal TLS-verified https:// source.