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go-acme/lego

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Let's Encrypt/ACME client and library written in Go

1.0 Low pattern signal View on GitHub

Open-Source Code Quality, Security and Technical Debt Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for go-acme/lego, a Go project with 9,994 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 241,177 lines of code across 2111 source files, recording 97 pattern matches distributed across 4 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 1.0 (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.

1.0
Adjusted Signal
1.0
Raw Pattern Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-10-30
Last Push
10.0K
Stars
Go
Language
241.2K
Lines of Code
2.1K
Files
97
Pattern Hits
2026-10-31
Scan Date
0.02
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 1.0/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 45 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 3.8/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 52 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 0.0/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 0 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 5.3/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 97 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 33MEDIUM 0LOW 64

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 97 distinct pattern matches across 4 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.

Magic Placeholder Names32 hits · 168 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
HIGHproviders/dns/dreamhost/dreamhost.toml8DREAMHOST_API_KEY="YOURAPIKEY" \CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/derak/internal/readme.md34curl -X GET --user "api:YOUR_API_KEY" \CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/derak/internal/readme.md78curl -X PUT --user "api:YOUR_API_KEY" \CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/derak/internal/readme.md100curl -X GET --user "api:YOUR_API_KEY" \CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/derak/internal/readme.md139curl -X PATCH --user "api:YOUR_API_KEY" \CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/derak/internal/readme.md159curl -X DELETE --user "api:YOUR_API_KEY" \CODE
HIGH⚡providers/dns/derak/internal/readme.md192curl -X POST --user "api:YOUR_API_KEY" \CODE
HIGH⚡providers/dns/derak/internal/readme.md201curl -X POST --user "api:YOUR_API_KEY" \CODE
HIGH⚡providers/dns/derak/internal/readme.md210curl -X POST --user "api:YOUR_API_KEY" \CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/derak/internal/readme.md231curl -X PUT --user "api:YOUR_API_KEY" \CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/derak/internal/readme.md248curl -X DELETE --user "api:YOUR_API_KEY" \CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/netnod/internal/Netnod-Primary-DNS-API.md19Authorization: Token <YOUR_TOKEN>CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/netnod/internal/Netnod-Primary-DNS-API.md45 -H "Authorization: Token <YOUR_TOKEN>"CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/netnod/internal/Netnod-Primary-DNS-API.md53 -H "Authorization: Token <YOUR_TOKEN>"CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/netnod/internal/Netnod-Primary-DNS-API.md108 -H "Authorization: Token <YOUR_TOKEN>" \CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/netnod/internal/Netnod-Primary-DNS-API.md176 -H "Authorization: Token <YOUR_TOKEN>" \CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/netnod/internal/Netnod-Primary-DNS-API.md251 -H "Authorization: Token <YOUR_TOKEN>"CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/netnod/internal/Netnod-Primary-DNS-API.md351 -H "Authorization: Token <YOUR_TOKEN>"CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/netnod/internal/Netnod-Primary-DNS-API.md386 -H "Authorization: Token <YOUR_TOKEN>"CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/netnod/internal/Netnod-Primary-DNS-API.md425 -H "Authorization: Token <YOUR_TOKEN>" \CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/netnod/internal/Netnod-Primary-DNS-API.md481 -H "Authorization: Token <YOUR_TOKEN>" \CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/netnod/internal/Netnod-Primary-DNS-API.md529 -H "Authorization: Token <YOUR_TOKEN>"CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/netnod/internal/Netnod-Primary-DNS-API.md560 -H "Authorization: Token <YOUR_TOKEN>"CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/netnod/internal/Netnod-Primary-DNS-API.md595 -H "Authorization: Token <YOUR_TOKEN>"CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/netnod/internal/Netnod-Primary-DNS-API.md629 -H "Authorization: Token <YOUR_TOKEN>"CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/netnod/internal/Netnod-Primary-DNS-API.md730 -H "Authorization: Token <YOUR_TOKEN>"CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/netnod/internal/Netnod-Primary-DNS-API.md767 -H "Authorization: Token <YOUR_TOKEN>"CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/netnod/internal/Netnod-Primary-DNS-API.md802 -H "Authorization: Token <YOUR_TOKEN>"CODE
HIGHproviders/dns/netnod/internal/Netnod-Primary-DNS-API.md1059- Verify "Authorization: Token <YOUR_TOKEN>" header formatCODE
HIGHproviders/dns/excedo/excedo.toml8EXCEDO_API_KEY=your-api-key \CODE
HIGHdocs/content/dns/zz_gen_excedo.md29EXCEDO_API_KEY=your-api-key \CODE
HIGHdocs/content/dns/zz_gen_dreamhost.md29DREAMHOST_API_KEY="YOURAPIKEY" \CODE
Over-Commented Block44 hits · 42 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWcmd/internal/storage/storage_accounts.go41}COMMENT
LOWcmd/internal/storage/storage_accounts.go61// ./.lego/accounts/localhost_14000/foo@example.com/foo@example.com.keyCOMMENT
LOWcertificate/renewal.go101 return &RenewalInfo{ExtendedRenewalInfo: info}, errCOMMENT
LOWcertificate/certificates.go61 CSR []byte `json:"-"`COMMENT
LOWacme/commons.go61 // An HTTP or HTTPS URL locating a website providing more information about the ACME server.COMMENT
LOWacme/commons.go101 Status string `json:"status,omitempty"`COMMENT
LOWacme/commons.go141type Order struct {COMMENT
LOWacme/commons.go161 Profile string `json:"profile,omitempty"`COMMENT
LOWacme/commons.go181 // including unexpired authorizations that the client has completed in the past for identifiers specified in the order.COMMENT
LOWacme/commons.go221 // The timestamp after which the server will consider this authorization invalid,COMMENT
LOWacme/commons.go261 // The type of challenge encoded in the object.COMMENT
LOWacme/commons.go281 // Multiple errors can be indicated by using subproblems Section 6.7.1.COMMENT
LOWacme/commons.go321 Value string `json:"value"`COMMENT
LOWacme/commons.go361 // RetryAfter header indicating the polling interval that the ACME server recommends.COMMENT
LOWproviders/dns/gcloud/googlecloud.go361COMMENT
LOWproviders/dns/gandi/gandi_test.go101func TestDNSProvider(t *testing.T) {COMMENT
LOWproviders/dns/lightsail/lightsail.go61// AWS Credentials are automatically detected in the following locationsCOMMENT
LOWproviders/dns/cloudflare/cloudflare.go81 config *ConfigCOMMENT
LOWproviders/dns/namecheap/namecheap.go21COMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md21## Global configurationCOMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md41```COMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md61 # The account ID/Name.COMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md81 # The path to a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) file.COMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md101 enableCommonName: trueCOMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md121 # Default: falseCOMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md141 # COMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md161 COMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md181 # - SHA256COMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md201 # Optional.COMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md221 # Optional.COMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md241 # The address to listen on.COMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md261 # Required.COMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md281 #COMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md301 # Supported syntax: host:port.COMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md321COMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md361 # The ID/Name of the account.COMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md381 #COMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md421COMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md441COMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md461```COMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md481 # optional.COMMENT
LOWdocs/content/references/ref-file/_index.md501 #COMMENT
LOWchallenge/http01/http_challenge_server.go121COMMENT
LOWchallenge/http01/domain_matcher.go21// or when it operates behind a transparent proxy.COMMENT
Fake / Example Data20 hits · 20 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWregistration/registar_test.go33 email: "test@test.com",CODE
LOWproviders/dns/gcloud/googlecloud_test.go82 EnvServiceAccount: `{"project_id": "A","type": "service_account","client_email": "foo@bar.com","private_key_id": "pkCODE
LOWproviders/dns/euserv/euserv.toml8EUSERV_EMAIL="user@example.com" \CODE
LOWproviders/dns/internal/selectel/internal/client_test.go33 {ID: 1234, Name: "example.org", Type: "TXT", TTL: 60, Email: "email@example.org", Content: "txttxttxtB"},CODE
LOWproviders/dns/internal/selectel/internal/client_test.go90 Email: "email@example.org",CODE
LOWproviders/dns/internal/selectel/internal/client_test.go101 Email: "email@example.org",CODE
LOWproviders/dns/rage4/internal/client_test.go117 OwnerEmail: "user@example.com",CODE
LOWproviders/dns/wedos/wedos_test.go24 EnvUsername: "admin@example.com",CODE
LOWproviders/dns/wedos/wedos_test.go39 EnvUsername: "admin@example.com",CODE
LOWproviders/dns/wedos/wedos_test.go84 username: "admin@example.com",CODE
LOWproviders/dns/wedos/wedos_test.go94 username: "admin@example.com",CODE
LOWproviders/dns/mailinabox/mailinabox_test.go25 EnvEmail: "user@example.com",CODE
LOWproviders/dns/mailinabox/mailinabox_test.go32 EnvEmail: "user@example.com",CODE
LOWproviders/dns/mailinabox/mailinabox_test.go49 EnvEmail: "user@example.com",CODE
LOWproviders/dns/mailinabox/mailinabox_test.go91 email: "user@example.com",CODE
LOWproviders/dns/mailinabox/mailinabox_test.go96 email: "user@example.com",CODE
LOWproviders/dns/mailinabox/mailinabox_test.go109 email: "user@example.com",CODE
LOWproviders/dns/conohav3/internal/identity_test.go41 ID: "dummy-id",CODE
LOWdocs/content/dns/zz_gen_euserv.md29EUSERV_EMAIL="user@example.com" \CODE
LOWlego/client_test.go22 email: "test@test.com",CODE
Synthetic Comment Markers1 hit · 8 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
HIGHacme/api/order.go83 // so we need to ensure that the identifiers are the same as requested.COMMENT