rspec/rules/S1279/cobol/rule.adoc
Fred Tingaud 16f6c0aecf
Inline adoc when include has no additional value (#1940)
Inline adoc files when they are included exactly once.

Also fix language tags because this inlining gives us better information
on what language the code is written in.
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== Why is this an issue?
The ``++DISPLAY++`` statement outputs data to standard out or some other destination and could reveal sensitive information. Therefore, it should be avoided.
=== Noncompliant code example
[source,cobol]
----
DISPLAY "hello world" *> Noncompliant
----
== Resources
* https://www.owasp.org/www-project-top-ten/2017/A3_2017-Sensitive_Data_Exposure[OWASP Top 10 2017 Category A3] - Sensitive Data Exposure
* https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/489[MITRE, CWE-489] - Active Debug Code
ifdef::env-github,rspecator-view[]
'''
== Implementation Specification
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=== Message
Remove this use of "DISPLAY".
=== Parameters
.checkOnlyDisplayUponConsole
****
----
true
----
Set to false to raise issues on all "DISPLAY" uses, not just "DISPLAY UPON CONSOLE"
****
=== Highlighting
The ``++DISPLAY++`` statement
'''
== Comments And Links
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=== is duplicated by: S4880
endif::env-github,rspecator-view[]