AI Slop Code Risk Monitor

OpenVPN/openvpn

SlopCodeMonitor badge for OpenVPN/openvpn Adjusted legacy signal; badge bands: 25 / 50 / 75 (different from dashboard bands).

OpenVPN is an open source VPN daemon

1.4 Low pattern signal View on GitHub

Open-Source Code Quality, Security and Technical Debt Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for OpenVPN/openvpn, a C project with 14,748 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 164,681 lines of code across 387 source files, recording 203 pattern matches distributed across 9 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 1.4 (Low pattern signal); it is not an authorship estimate.

Use the findings to ask whether maintainers can explain intent, verify dependencies, simplify unnecessary scaffolding, and focus review effort. Risk Payload v1 adds ownership, supply-chain, over-engineering, and review-effort vectors when available. These are prompts for human verification, not probabilities, security findings, or measured maintenance costs.

1.4
Adjusted Signal
1.4
Raw Pattern Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-10-31
Last Push
14.7K
Stars
C
Language
164.7K
Lines of Code
387
Files
203
Pattern Hits
2026-10-31
Scan Date
0.01
HC Hit Rate

Risk Review · Payload v1

Use each vector to guide manual verification of the underlying findings.

Payload schema: 1.0.0 · Engine: 2.0.0 · Scoring: heuristic-density-v1 · Scan date: 2026-10-31.

Cognitive Ownership Risk 5.9/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 191 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 0.2/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 6 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 0.8/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 7 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 6.8/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 203 finding(s).

What These Metrics Mean

Adjusted Signal
Legacy pattern score normalized per 1,000 scanned lines and multiplied by the repository-level time factor. It is not an estimate of AI authorship.
Raw Pattern Score
Sum of severity- and context-weighted pattern findings before applying the time factor.
Time Factor
A coarse multiplier based on repository last-push metadata. It does not identify when individual code was written.
Pattern Hits
Count of configured pattern findings. Review each location and surrounding code before acting.
HC Hit Rate
High- and critical-severity findings per scanned file. Severity is a configured detector weight, not proof of a vulnerability or authorship.
Lines / Files
Scan coverage denominators used by the legacy normalized score.

Pattern-Signal History

This chart tracks the legacy adjusted pattern score across scan runs. Changes can reflect source changes, scan coverage, or detector/scoring versions; they do not measure AI adoption or prove that a team refactored code. Compare runs only when their scoring versions are compatible. The dashed line tracks the raw pattern-hit count.

Severity Breakdown

Groups findings by configured severity weight. Severity is not a confidence estimate, security rating, or proof that a package is missing. Verify imports against the project's manifests and inspect each finding in its local design context.

CRITICAL 0HIGH 4MEDIUM 5LOW 194

Directory Score Breakdown

This horizontal bar chart shows where configured pattern scores accumulate across directories. Treat the bars as locations to inspect, not as evidence of authorship or code quality. Use the file-level findings to decide whether a directory needs a focused ownership, dependency, complexity, or review check.

Pattern Findings

The scanner identified 203 distinct pattern matches across 9 syntactic categories. Each entry below represents a discrete location in the source code where the engine recorded a detector match to inspect in context. Expand any category row to inspect the individual file paths, line numbers, code snippets, and the lexical context (CODE, COMMENT, or STRING) in which each match was detected.

Reading the findings table: The Severity column indicates the configured finding weight (CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW). The Context column identifies whether the match occurred inside executable code, an inline comment, or a string literal — legacy comment-context matches receive a ×1.5 score weight. The ⚡ bolt icon marks clustered matches: three or more patterns within a 10-line window, each receiving an additional ×1.5 density multiplier under the legacy scoring model.

Over-Commented Block182 hits · 182 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWdistro/dns-scripts/haikuos_file-dns-updown.sh1#!/bin/shCOMMENT
LOWdistro/dns-scripts/macos-dns-updown.sh1#!/bin/bashCOMMENT
LOWdistro/dns-scripts/openresolv-dns-updown.sh1#!/bin/shCOMMENT
LOWdistro/dns-scripts/resolvconf_file-dns-updown.sh1#!/bin/shCOMMENT
LOWdistro/dns-scripts/systemd-dns-updown.sh1#!/bin/bashCOMMENT
LOWdistro/dns-scripts/systemd-dns-updown.sh21#COMMENT
LOWtests/t_lpback.sh1#! /bin/shCOMMENT
LOWtests/t_cltsrv.sh1#! /bin/shCOMMENT
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/test_pkt.c21 */COMMENT
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/test_packet_id.c21 * distribution); if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.COMMENT
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/test_provider.c21 * with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.COMMENT
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/test_pkcs11.c21 * with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.COMMENT
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/test_ssl.c21 */COMMENT
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/test_ssl.c41COMMENT
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/test_ncp.c21 */COMMENT
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/test_dhcp.c21 */COMMENT
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/test_crypto.c21 */COMMENT
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/mock_msg.c21 */COMMENT
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/test_auth_token.c21 */COMMENT
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/test_argv.c1#include "config.h"COMMENT
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/siphash_openssl.c21 * with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.COMMENT
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/test_cryptoapi.c21 * with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.COMMENT
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/test_misc.c21 */COMMENT
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/test_options_parse.c21 */COMMENT
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/test_push_update_msg.c1#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_HCOMMENT
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/test_tls_crypt.c21 */COMMENT
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/test_user_pass.c21 * with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.COMMENT
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/test_socket.c21 */COMMENT
LOWcontrib/cmake/parse-version.m4.py1#COMMENT
LOWcontrib/cmake/git-version.py1#COMMENT
LOWcontrib/OCSP_check/OCSP_check.sh1#!/bin/shCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/OCSP_check/OCSP_check.sh81 # redirections) manually against your or your CA's OCSP server to see howCOMMENT
LOWsample/sample-plugins/defer/multi-auth.c41 *COMMENT
LOWsample/sample-scripts/totpauth.py1#! /usr/bin/python3COMMENT
LOWsample/sample-scripts/totpauth.py21# SOFTWARE.COMMENT
LOWsample/sample-scripts/auth-pam.pl1#!/usr/bin/perl -tCOMMENT
LOWsample/sample-config-files/firewall.sh61COMMENT
LOWsample/sample-config-files/openvpn-startup.sh21# the command line and add "daemon"COMMENT
LOWdev-tools/gerrit-submit-from-mail.sh1#!/bin/bashCOMMENT
LOWdev-tools/git-pre-commit-format.sh1#!/bin/shCOMMENT
LOWdev-tools/git-pre-commit-format.sh21# DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLECOMMENT
LOWdev-tools/git-pre-commit-format.sh121# (done sometimes, if the filename contains special characters, like the quote itself)COMMENT
LOWdev-tools/gerrit-send-mail.py1#!/usr/bin/env python3COMMENT
LOWdev-tools/update-copyright.sh1#!/bin/shCOMMENT
LOWsrc/compat/compat-daemon.c21 */COMMENT
LOWsrc/compat/compat.h21 */COMMENT
LOWsrc/openvpnmsica/dllmain.c21#include <config.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/openvpnmsica/msiex.c21#include <config.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/openvpnmsica/openvpnmsica.c21#include <config.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/openvpnmsica/openvpnmsica.c41#include <stdlib.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/tapctl/error.h41#define M_WARN (1 << 6) /* call syslog with LOG_WARNING */COMMENT
LOWsrc/tapctl/tap.c21#include <config.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/tapctl/basic.h21#ifndef BASIC_HCOMMENT
LOWsrc/tapctl/basic.h41#define _In_COMMENT
LOWsrc/tapctl/basic.h61#ifndef _Out_z_cap_COMMENT
LOWsrc/tapctl/main.c21#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_HCOMMENT
LOWsrc/plugins/down-root/down-root.c21 * with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.COMMENT
LOWsrc/plugins/down-root/down-root.c41#include <syslog.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/plugins/auth-pam/auth-pam.c41#include <unistd.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/openvpn/tls_crypt.h81COMMENT
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Empty Error Handlers4 hits · 20 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
HIGHcontrib/cmake/parse-version.m4.py49except:CODE
HIGHcontrib/cmake/git-version.py67except:CODE
HIGHcontrib/extract-crl/extractcrl.py84except FileExistsError:CODE
HIGHcontrib/extract-crl/extractcrl.py94except FileNotFoundError:CODE
Self-Referential Comments3 hits · 9 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMtests/t_server_null_server.sh56# Create a list of server pid files so that servers can be killed at the end ofCOMMENT
MEDIUMsample/sample-scripts/auth-pam.pl79# Initialize PAM objectCOMMENT
MEDIUMsample/sample-keys/gen-sample-keys.sh55# Create a client cert, revoke it, generate CRLCOMMENT
Decorative Section Separators2 hits · 6 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMtests/t_lpback.sh31# ----------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMtests/t_lpback.sh33# ----------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
Fake / Example Data6 hits · 6 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/test_provider.c79static const char *test_msg = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur "CODE
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/test_provider.c79static const char *test_msg = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur "CODE
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/test_crypto.c149static const char *ipsumlorem = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur "CODE
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/test_crypto.c149static const char *ipsumlorem = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur "CODE
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/pkey_test_utils.c42static const char *test_msg = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur "CODE
LOWtests/unit_tests/openvpn/pkey_test_utils.c42static const char *test_msg = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur "CODE
Redundant / Tautological Comments3 hits · 4 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWtests/t_net.sh99 # Check if we have a valid kerberos ticketCOMMENT
LOWtests/t_server_null.sh29 # Check if we have a valid kerberos ticketCOMMENT
LOWsample/sample-scripts/totpauth.py90 # Check if the code is valid (and also allow code +/-1)COMMENT
Example Usage Blocks1 hit · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWdev-tools/gerrit-submit-from-mail.sh9# Usage:COMMENT
Verbosity Indicators1 hit · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWsrc/openvpn/dco.c383 /* if the device name is fixed, we need to check if an interface with thisCOMMENT
Hyper-Verbose Identifiers1 hit · 1 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW…e-plugins/keying-material-exporter-demo/http-server.py5class ExampleHTTPRequestHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):CODE