From e788ad92870b52bc80523227910bd623832e9222 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matt Nadareski <mnadareski@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2024 03:54:55 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Ensure keys in a better way

---
 BinaryObjectScanner/ProtectionDictionary.cs | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/BinaryObjectScanner/ProtectionDictionary.cs b/BinaryObjectScanner/ProtectionDictionary.cs
index c365fa72..69f21777 100644
--- a/BinaryObjectScanner/ProtectionDictionary.cs
+++ b/BinaryObjectScanner/ProtectionDictionary.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace BinaryObjectScanner
             if (value == null || value.Trim().Length == 0)
                 return;
 
+            EnsureKey(key);
             foreach (string subValue in ProcessProtectionString(value))
             {
                 this[key].Enqueue(subValue);
@@ -40,9 +41,6 @@ namespace BinaryObjectScanner
         /// <param name="values">String value array to add</param>
         public void Append(string key, string[] values)
         {
-            // Use a placeholder value if the key is null
-            key ??= "NO FILENAME";
-
             // Add the key if needed and then append the lists
             EnsureKey(key);
             foreach (string value in values)
@@ -187,6 +185,7 @@ namespace BinaryObjectScanner
             if (values == null)
                 return;
 
+            EnsureKey(key);
             foreach (string value in values)
             {
                 if (value == null || value.Trim().Length == 0)