IDEfender - AI SecureCode

AI SecureCode is a Visual Studio Code extension that helps developers detect insecure coding patterns in real time.
It combines rule-based scanning with AI-powered insights to highlight vulnerabilities, explain risks, and suggest safer alternatives while you code.

Features

• Real-time secure code scanning
  Automatically analyzes your code as you type, detecting common security issues such as:

  • Hard-coded secrets
  • Unsafe cryptography
  • SQL injection patterns
  • Use of weak functions or outdated APIs
  • Missing input validation

• AI-powered explanations
  Provides natural-language explanations describing:

  • Why a pattern is unsafe
  • How attackers exploit it
  • How to fix it

• Inline diagnostics & highlights
  Issues appear directly in the editor with warnings and suggestions.

• Lightweight & fast
  Designed to run efficiently without slowing down your workspace.

Requirements

No external tools or services are required.
The extension works out of the box with any VS Code project.

⚙️ Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following setting:

• aiSecureCode.enable
  Enables or disables the extension's security scanning.

Example:

{
  "aiSecureCode.enable": true
}