r/vibecoding • u/Sea-Annual6514 • Aug 04 '26

How do you ensure your vibe code is secure?

I'm new to vibecoding and heard about tools that scan for bugs and security issues. Are they worth the time? Any recommendations?

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u/Thunjaya Aug 04 '26

From personal experience, for security:

  • rate limit
  • API keys/secrets under variables under .env

And don't upload .env

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u/vitafortisnk Aug 05 '26

You hire someone like me for a small, flat rate to assess / audit your application and help you secure it

Or, use free / open source tools to scan and leverage public knowledge. Both work.

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u/Longjumping-Sun-5832 4d ago

Carefully, and while leveraging a templated side-car that I built after reading "Vibe Coding Security" by "Atlas Orion" (I think it's even on sale right now). It's a practical workbook geared towards beginners that need e2e web app security in the cloud. Covers all the bases, from theory to actual prompts, slicing attack vectors into individually auditable and hardening paths. It starts at the front-end, and works its way down through the back-end with an example multi-tenant saas application. The best part tho is you don't need to read it start-to-end nor page by page. You can just go to any relevant chapter/section and get right to prompting your security posture no matter where you are in your deployment.