Secure PubNub applications with Access Manager, encryption, and TLS
Does it follow best practices?
Evaluation — 95%
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{
"context": "Tests whether the agent uses CryptoModule with aesCbcCryptoModule for encryption, generates keys with crypto.randomBytes, uses separate cipher keys per context, and correctly documents what is and is not encrypted.",
"type": "weighted_checklist",
"checklist": [
{
"name": "Uses CryptoModule",
"description": "Private and financial PubNub instances configure encryption using PubNub.CryptoModule.aesCbcCryptoModule() (not just the legacy cipherKey string property)",
"max_score": 12
},
{
"name": "crypto.randomBytes for key gen",
"description": "The generateCipherKey function uses crypto.randomBytes (or equivalent cryptographically secure method) rather than Math.random or a static string",
"max_score": 10
},
{
"name": "32-byte key length",
"description": "The key generation produces a 32-byte (256-bit) key, matching AES-256 requirements",
"max_score": 8
},
{
"name": "Separate keys per context",
"description": "The private client and financial client use DIFFERENT cipher keys (not the same key for both)",
"max_score": 10
},
{
"name": "No encryption on public client",
"description": "The public client instance does NOT have encryption configured (no cipherKey or cryptoModule)",
"max_score": 8
},
{
"name": "Channel names not encrypted",
"description": "The documentation comment notes that channel names are NOT encrypted by the cipher key",
"max_score": 10
},
{
"name": "Message payload encrypted",
"description": "The documentation comment notes that message payloads ARE encrypted by the cipher key",
"max_score": 8
},
{
"name": "Publisher UUID not encrypted",
"description": "The documentation comment notes that publisher UUID or timetoken is NOT encrypted",
"max_score": 8
},
{
"name": "No secretKey in clients",
"description": "None of the client instances include a secretKey property",
"max_score": 8
},
{
"name": "TLS not disabled",
"description": "None of the client instances set ssl: false",
"max_score": 8
},
{
"name": "userId set on all clients",
"description": "All three client factory functions set the userId parameter on the PubNub instance",
"max_score": 5
},
{
"name": "Keys from env vars",
"description": "PubNub API keys (subscribeKey, publishKey) are read from environment variables rather than hardcoded",
"max_score": 5
}
]
}