What is DevSkim?
It is a framework of IDE extensions and language analyzers that provide inline security analysis in the dev environment as the developer writes code. It has a flexible rule model that supports multiple programming languages. The goal is to notify the developer as they are introducing a security vulnerability in order to fix the issue at the point of introduction, and to help build awareness for the developer.
DevSkim is a tool in the Security category of a tech stack.
DevSkim is an open source tool with 883 GitHub stars and 115 GitHub forks. Here’s a link to DevSkim's open source repository on GitHub
DevSkim Integrations
JavaScript, Python, Visual Studio Code, Java, and TypeScript are some of the popular tools that integrate with DevSkim. Here's a list of all 10 tools that integrate with DevSkim.
DevSkim's Features
- Built-in rules, and support for writing custom rules
- Cross-platform CLI built on .NET Core 3.1 for file analysis
- IDE plugins for Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code
- IntelliSense error "squiggly lines" for identified security issues
- Information and guidance provided for identified security issues
- Optional suppression of unwanted findings
- Broad language support including: C, C++, C#, Cobol, Go, Java, Javascript/Typescript, Python, and more
DevSkim Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to DevSkim?
JavaScript
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Git
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GitHub
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Python
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jQuery
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