A cryptographic audit systematically reviews an application's use of cryptographic primitives, protocols, and key management to identify vulnerabilities such as weak algorithms, insecure modes, hardco
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Save 3-5 hours per week on routine tasks
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Improve work quality by 30-40% with less effort
Time estimate: 15-45 minutes depending on use case complexity
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epx add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/performing-cryptographic-audit-of-applicationCompatible with
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| name | performing-cryptographic-audit-of-application |
| description | A cryptographic audit systematically reviews an application's use of cryptographic primitives, protocols, and key management to identify vulnerabilities such as weak algorithms, insecure modes, hardco |
| domain | cybersecurity |
| subdomain | cryptography |
| tags | - cryptography - audit - security-review - compliance - vulnerability-assessment |
| version | '1.0' |
| author | mahipal |
| license | Apache-2.0 |
| nist_csf | - PR.DS-01 - PR.DS-02 - PR.DS-10 |
A cryptographic audit systematically reviews an application's use of cryptographic primitives, protocols, and key management to identify vulnerabilities such as weak algorithms, insecure modes, hardcoded keys, insufficient entropy, and protocol misconfigurations. This skill covers building an automated crypto audit tool that scans Python and configuration files for common cryptographic weaknesses.
| Category | Examples | Risk Level |
|---|---|---|
| Weak Hashing | MD5, SHA-1 for integrity/signatures | High |
| Insecure Encryption | DES, 3DES, RC4, Blowfish | High |
| Bad Cipher Mode | ECB mode for any block cipher | High |
| Insufficient Key Size | RSA < 2048, AES-128 for long-term | Medium |
| Hardcoded Secrets | Keys/passwords in source code | Critical |
| Weak KDF | Low iteration PBKDF2, plain MD5 | High |
| Poor Entropy | time-based seeds, predictable IVs | High |
| Deprecated Protocols | SSLv3, TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1 | High |
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Before installing skills in Cursor, ensure your development environment meets these requirements:
node --versionperforming-cryptographic-audit-of-applicationExecute the skills CLI command in your project's root directory to begin installation:
epx add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/performing-cryptographic-audit-of-applicationFetches performing-cryptographic-audit-of-application from mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills and configures it for Cursor.
The CLI shows a list of agents. Use arrow keys and space to select Cursor:
Confirm successful installation by checking the skill directory location:
.cursor/skills/performing-cryptographic-audit-of-application
Restart Cursor to activate performing-cryptographic-audit-of-application. Access via /performing-cryptographic-audit-of-applicationin your agent's command palette.
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I recommend performing-cryptographic-audit-of-application for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
performing-cryptographic-audit-of-application has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
performing-cryptographic-audit-of-application is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
Useful defaults in performing-cryptographic-audit-of-application — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
Useful defaults in performing-cryptographic-audit-of-application — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
I recommend performing-cryptographic-audit-of-application for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
Useful defaults in performing-cryptographic-audit-of-application — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: performing-cryptographic-audit-of-application is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
performing-cryptographic-audit-of-application reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
I recommend performing-cryptographic-audit-of-application for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
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