Wire up NVD API key for the owasp Gradle task - #4725
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The ./gradlew owasp task fails with an error from NvdApiDataSource because NVD heavily rate-limits its CVE data feed for unauthenticated requests. Wire the plugin's nvd.apiKey through a -PnvdApiKey property or NVD_API_KEY env var, and document the requirement. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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This is paired with #4720, which does the same thing in 9x. I played around with this, and I think it identified some CVE's that |
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./gradlew owaspcurrently fails with an error fromNvdApiDataSourcebecause NVD heavily rate-limits its CVE data feed for unauthenticated requests.dependencyCheck { nvd { apiKey = ... } }extension to a-PnvdApiKey=<key>project property orNVD_API_KEYenvironment variable, so the task can authenticate against NVD's API.dev-docs/FAQ.adocanddev-docs/gradle-help/workflow.txt.Test plan
./gradlew helpsucceeds with no arguments./gradlew help -PnvdApiKey=<key>succeeds and the property is picked up by the extension./gradlew owasp -Pvalidation.owasp=true -PnvdApiKey=<a real NVD key>completes an actual scan (not run here — only verified configuration wiring, not a live NVD API call)