Moxposer - HttpClient Usage Analyzer for .NET 🛡️

Moxposer is a diagnostic tool tailored to safeguard .NET applications against unintended or potentially harmful HttpClient usage patterns. If you're building applications with sensitive data and want to ensure data doesn't unknowingly leak to external sources via the HttpClient class, Moxposer is here to help!

🌟 Features

• Deep Analysis: Dive into the depths of your C# code to identify potential pitfalls in HttpClient usage.
• Focused Detection: Targets HTTP methods like PostAsync, PutAsync, and PatchAsync that transmit data.
• Variable URL Warnings: For variable URLs, receive alerts on potential data sent to unknown destinations.
• CI/CD Ready: Perfectly suited for CI/CD pipelines, enabling automated checks in continuous integration environments.
• Whitelisting: Option to exempt certain packages from the analyzer's scrutiny via custom whitelisting.
• Comprehensive Tests: Reliability is key! And that's why Moxposer comes with an extensive set of unit tests.

🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone git@github.com:aixasz/Moxposer.git
   cd Moxposer

2. Build the Project

   dotnet build

3. Run the Tests

   dotnet test

4. Analyze Your Project

   To analyze the current directory

   moxposer.runner

   or specify path to analyze

   moxposer.runner -p [Path of C# project or path contains DLL files to analyze]

💡 Use Cases

• Development Phase: Incorporate Moxposer early in the development process to ensure code quality and data safety.
• Code Audits: A handy supplement during code reviews to highlight potential data leakage points.
• Pipeline Integration: Integrate into your CI/CD pipeline for automatic adherence to code standards and data protection norms.

🛠️ Customization

• Whitelisting Packages: Moxposer provides flexibility in exempting certain packages or libraries from analysis.

📄 Documentation

Global Whitelist Configuration

Open appsettings.json then added whitelist dll name to GlobalWhitelists property.

{
   "GlobalWhitelists": [
      "Microsoft.*",
      "System.*"
   ]
}

specifying which whitelist packages to in csproj.

Extract package names from PackageReference tags under ItemGroup tags that have the attribute DllAnalyzerWhitelist="true"

example:

  <ItemGroup DllAnalyzerWhitelist="true">
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp" Version="4.7.0" />
  </ItemGroup>

🤝 Contributing

Contributing Guideline.

📜 License

Moxposer is MIT licensed.