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SEC461lintai-ai-securitystablemarkdownwarn

AI markdown: pip config trusted-host

AI-native markdown configures Python package resolution with `trusted-host`

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 `pip config set` commands that configure trusted-host bypass behavior.

Deterministic signal basis

MarkdownSignals exact `pip config set`, `pip3 config set`, or `python -m pip config set` token analysis with `global.trusted-host` detection inside parsed markdown regions.

Malicious corpus
skill-pip-config-trusted-host
Benign corpus
skill-pip-config-unrelated-key-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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SEC428AI markdown: unsafe Read path grantAI-native markdown frontmatter grants `Read(...)` over an unsafe repo-external pathmarkdownstable
SEC429AI markdown: unsafe Write path grantAI-native markdown frontmatter grants `Write(...)` over an unsafe repo-external pathmarkdownstable
SEC430AI markdown: unsafe Edit path grantAI-native markdown frontmatter grants `Edit(...)` over an unsafe repo-external pathmarkdownstable
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SEC461 / MD-PIP-CONFIG-TRUSTED-HOST ​

SEC461 flags AI-native markdown when a pip config set, pip3 config set, or python -m pip config set command sets global.trusted-host.

Why It Matters ​

Setting trusted-host weakens normal trust checks for package resolution. In shared AI-native instructions, that turns a persistent verification bypass 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:
    • global.trusted-host ...
    • or global.trusted-host=...

The finding points to the global.trusted-host token.

What Does Not Trigger It ​

  • unrelated pip config keys like global.timeout
  • install-time --trusted-host examples, because those are covered by SEC448
  • unrelated prose that mentions trust or hosts without a matching pip config command

Example ​

Bad:

bash
pip config set global.trusted-host pypi.example.test

Better:

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

Remediation ​

Remove the trusted-host config and rely on normal TLS-verified Python package sources instead.