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ENVCFG-014Medium severity-8 points

Authentication disabled in service config

Part of Security, which counts for 30% of the overall score. When this check fires it deducts 8 points from that category, once per scan, no matter how many places it turns up.

What it detects

Config turns authentication off (security.enabled=false, disable_auth=true, auth: none). A service that ships with auth disabled is reachable by anyone who can route to it, including via a misconfigured environment.

Why it matters

Config that turns authentication off makes the service reachable by anyone who can route to it. This is often set for a local demo and then carried into an environment where the service is exposed. An unauthenticated admin or data endpoint is one of the most direct routes to a breach.

How to fix it

Re-enable authentication in the config and drive any relaxed setting from an environment variable that stays off outside local development. Confirm the service rejects unauthenticated requests. If a component genuinely must run without auth, isolate it to a private network rather than exposing it.

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