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    How to Secure Cursor

    Step-by-step guide to securing your Cursor AI development environment and the applications you build with it.

    Cursor Security Context

    Cursor is built on VS Code and offers Privacy Mode and .cursorignore for protecting sensitive code. It's SOC 2 compliant, but you should still review AI-generated code for security vulnerabilities.

    Security Checklist

    1

    Enable Privacy Mode

    Critical

    Use Cursor's Privacy Mode to prevent code from being sent to AI models for training.

    2

    Configure .cursorignore

    Critical

    Add sensitive files like .env, credentials, and keys to .cursorignore to prevent AI exposure.

    3

    Review AI-generated code

    Critical

    All AI-generated code should be reviewed for security vulnerabilities before deployment.

    4

    Audit secrets in codebase

    Critical

    Ensure no API keys, passwords, or tokens are exposed in code that AI might access.

    5

    Understand SOC 2 compliance

    Critical

    Verify Cursor's SOC 2 compliance meets your organization's requirements.

    6

    Review extension permissions

    Audit what access Cursor has to your VS Code workspace.

    7

    Secure workspace settings

    Configure workspace settings to not expose sensitive paths.

    8

    Audit generated dependencies

    Review any packages suggested by Cursor AI for vulnerabilities.

    9

    Configure git hooks

    Set up pre-commit hooks to catch secrets before they're committed.

    10

    Review terminal history

    Ensure sensitive commands aren't stored in terminal history.

    11

    Enable code signing

    Sign commits to verify code authenticity.

    12

    Review debug configurations

    Ensure debug configs don't expose sensitive environment variables.

    13

    Audit workspace trust

    Use VS Code's workspace trust feature appropriately.

    14

    Review remote connections

    Audit any remote development connections for security.

    15

    Configure telemetry

    Review what telemetry data is sent and configure appropriately.

    16

    Run security scan

    Use VibeEval to scan your deployed application for vulnerabilities.

    Related Resources

    Is Cursor Safe?

    In-depth security analysis of Cursor.

    Cursor Security Checklist

    Interactive pre-launch security checklist.

    Automate Your Security Checks

    Let VibeEval scan your application and generate a comprehensive security report.

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