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    AI Security Testing Tools

    Comprehensive guide to security testing tools and scanners for AI-generated code. Learn which SAST, DAST, SCA, and specialized tools work best for detecting vulnerabilities in Copilot and Cursor code.

    No Single Tool Catches Everything

    AI-generated code requires a defense-in-depth approach. Use multiple tools covering SAST, DAST, SCA, and secret scanning to maximize vulnerability detection. Manual review remains essential.

    Security Testing Setup Checklist

    Follow these 12 steps to establish comprehensive security testing. Critical items should be implemented before deploying AI-generated code.

    Step 1

    Identify AI-generated code sections

    Critical

    Use version control history and comments to identify which code sections were AI-generated vs human-written.

    Step 2

    Configure SAST tools

    Critical

    Set up static analysis security testing tools like SonarQube, Semgrep, or CodeQL to scan for common vulnerabilities.

    Step 3

    Run dependency scanners

    Critical

    Use npm audit, pip-audit, or Snyk to identify vulnerable dependencies suggested by AI tools.

    Step 4

    Implement secret scanning

    Critical

    Configure GitGuardian, TruffleHog, or GitHub Secret Scanning to catch hardcoded credentials.

    Step 5

    Set up DAST testing

    Critical

    Deploy dynamic analysis tools like OWASP ZAP or Burp Suite to test running applications for vulnerabilities.

    Step 6

    Enable API security testing

    Use tools like Postman, REST Assured, or specialized API security scanners for endpoint testing.

    Step 7

    Configure IDE security plugins

    Install security linters and real-time scanners in your IDE to catch issues during development.

    Step 8

    Implement pre-commit hooks

    Add security checks to pre-commit hooks to prevent vulnerable code from being committed.

    Step 9

    Set up CI/CD security gates

    Integrate security scans into CI/CD pipeline with quality gates that fail builds on critical findings.

    Step 10

    Configure compliance scanning

    Add compliance-specific scanners for GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, or industry regulations.

    Step 11

    Enable container security

    Scan Docker images and containers with tools like Trivy, Clair, or Anchore.

    Step 12

    Schedule regular security audits

    Perform periodic manual security audits and penetration testing on AI-generated codebases.

    Static Analysis (SAST)

    SonarQube

    Excellent

    Comprehensive code quality and security analysis with AI-code detection rules

    Semgrep

    Excellent

    Fast, customizable pattern matching for security vulnerabilities

    CodeQL

    Good

    GitHub's semantic code analysis engine with extensive vulnerability database

    Bandit (Python)

    Good

    Python-specific security linter for common security issues

    Dynamic Analysis (DAST)

    OWASP ZAP

    Excellent

    Open-source web app scanner for runtime vulnerability detection

    Burp Suite

    Excellent

    Professional web security testing with manual and automated scanning

    Acunetix

    Good

    Automated web vulnerability scanner with low false positives

    Nmap

    Good

    Network scanning and service detection for infrastructure testing

    Dependency Scanning (SCA)

    Snyk

    Excellent

    Developer-first security with vulnerability detection in dependencies

    Dependabot

    Excellent

    Automated dependency updates with security vulnerability alerts

    npm audit

    Good

    Built-in Node.js dependency vulnerability scanner

    OWASP Dependency-Check

    Good

    Open-source SCA tool supporting multiple languages

    Secret Scanning

    GitGuardian

    Excellent

    Real-time secret detection in code, commits, and infrastructure

    TruffleHog

    Excellent

    Find secrets accidentally committed to git repositories

    GitHub Secret Scanning

    Good

    Automatic detection of exposed secrets in GitHub repos

    detect-secrets

    Good

    Yelp's enterprise-friendly secret detection tool

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