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SEC457lintai-ai-securitystablemarkdownwarn

AI markdown: js package strict-ssl false

AI-native markdown disables strict SSL verification for JavaScript package manager config

Provider
lintai-ai-security
Surface
markdown
Scope
per_file
Tier
stable
Severity
warn
Confidence
high
Detection
structural
Remediation
message_only

Activation Model

Preset Membership

This rule is part of the builtin activation graph through these preset memberships.

previewmembership
skillsmembership

Lifecycle

Stable Lifecycle Contract

State

stable_gated

Graduation rationale

Checks AI-native markdown for JavaScript package-manager config commands that explicitly disable strict SSL verification.

Deterministic signal basis

MarkdownSignals exact `npm config set`, `pnpm config set`, or `yarn config set` token analysis with `strict-ssl false` or `strict-ssl=false` detection inside parsed markdown regions.

Malicious corpus
skill-js-package-strict-ssl-false
Benign corpus
skill-js-package-strict-ssl-true-safe
structured evidence required remediation reviewed
Canonical note

Structural stable rule intended as a high-precision check with deterministic evidence.

Nearby Signals

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SEC457 / MD-JS-PACKAGE-STRICT-SSL-FALSE ​

SEC457 flags AI-native markdown when an npm config set, pnpm config set, or yarn config set command disables strict SSL verification with strict-ssl false or strict-ssl=false.

Why It Matters ​

Disabling strict SSL verification removes normal certificate checks for package-manager network traffic. In shared AI-native instructions, that turns a TLS-bypass into copy-pastable setup guidance.

What Triggers It ​

  • AI-native markdown surface
  • the same parsed markdown region contains:
    • npm config set
    • pnpm config set
    • or yarn config set
  • the same region also contains:
    • strict-ssl false
    • or strict-ssl=false

The finding points to the strict-ssl false token.

What Does Not Trigger It ​

  • strict-ssl true
  • unrelated prose that mentions SSL without a matching package-manager config command

Example ​

Bad:

bash
npm config set strict-ssl false

Better:

bash
npm config set strict-ssl true

Remediation ​

Remove the strict-ssl disable and keep normal certificate verification enabled for package-manager config.