Cryptography code scanner
Find cryptographic use in code without treating regex as proof
Qubrisk is a local-first cryptography scanner built for repeatable inventory and migration work. It preserves the evidence needed for review while explicitly representing uncertainty.
Decision brief
- Primary query
- cryptography code scanner
- Best for
- Teams that need reviewable cryptographic evidence, ownership, and continuous migration control.
- Safety boundary
- Evidence supports decisions; it is not proof of implementation safety or compliance.
Cryptography discovery in software is difficult because the same API may support many algorithms, wrappers hide configuration, dependency behavior changes by version, and strings can be examples rather than executable use. A responsible scanner must combine multiple evidence sources and make confidence visible. It should never convert a pattern match into a claim that code is vulnerable or safe without the necessary context.
Qubrisk scans locally and emits metadata, redacted evidence, locations, identifiers, and open artifacts. Findings can be reviewed in the dashboard or delivered as SARIF in code review. Dependency and configuration evidence is retained alongside source observations so an engineer can reproduce the finding and decide whether it represents active cryptography, dead code, test material, or an unresolved unknown.
Capabilities
What the operating model needs to do
Local execution
Keep source in the organization’s environment while producing approved metadata and evidence.
Layered detection
Combine source, dependency, configuration, container, and endpoint observations.
Reviewable confidence
Show why a finding is confirmed, probable, or unresolved and let reviewers correct it.
Developer outputs
Generate SARIF for code review and CycloneDX CBOM for inventory interchange.
Workflow
A repeatable path to evidence
Use explicit scope, accountable decisions, and verification gates. Keep unknowns visible so progress is not manufactured by narrowing the denominator.
- 1
Configure scope
Select repositories, paths, exclusions, rule bundle, and whether authorized endpoint checks are allowed.
- 2
Run locally
Index relevant files and create redacted evidence without sending full source to Qubrisk.
- 3
Review findings
Inspect exact locations, dependencies, confidence, and policy context before assigning work.
- 4
Gate drift
Run the scanner in CI and compare proposed changes with an accepted baseline.
Expected deliverables
Artifacts the next team can inspect
- Location-level cryptography findings
- Redacted supporting evidence
- Dependency and configuration context
- SARIF and CycloneDX CBOM
- Repeatable CI diff
Buyer checklist
Questions for a proof of value
- 01What leaves the build environment?
- 02How are false positives and unknowns handled?
- 03Can rules and scanner versions be pinned?
- 04Does the tool scan dependencies and configuration as well as source?
- 05Can findings become owned work instead of another report?
Limits and cautions
What this page does not promise
- Static discovery cannot prove runtime reachability.
- A scanner should not collect private keys or unredacted secrets.
- Human and interoperability review remain necessary for cryptographic replacement.
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