Whitespots Application Security Extension

Description: A Visual Studio Code extension to integrate with the Whitespots Application Security Portal and display vulnerabilities related to the current repository.

🛡️ Overview

The Whitespots Application Security Extension brings vulnerability insights directly into your VS Code workspace. It connects to your instance of the Whitespots Application Security Portal and retrieves detailed information about security issues discovered in your current project repository.

This tool is ideal for developers who want to:

• See real-time vulnerability data in their code editor
• Quickly identify and fix security issues
• Stay in sync with the Portal’s scan results

🚀 Features

• 🔗 Connect your local project to a Whitespots Portal instance
• 📂 Automatically detect the current repository and fetch related vulnerabilities
• 🛠️ View issue descriptions, severity, file paths, and remediation tips
• 🧭 Navigate from the vulnerability list to affected code locations
• ♻️ Refresh data with a single click

🔧 Requirements

• Access to a Whitespots Application Security Portal instance
• Project repository asset registered and scanned in the Portal
• Internet access to communicate with the Portal API

🔌 Installation

1. Open Visual Studio Code
2. Go to the Extensions sidebar (Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Search for "Whitespots Security"
4. Click Install

🛠️ Usage

1. Open a project folder in Visual Studio Code
2. Click on the Whitespots Security icon in the sidebar to open the extension panel
3. In the panel, click the Settings (⚙️) button
4. Enter the following details in the settings form:
   • External Portal URL – the External URL of your Whitespots Application Security Portal instance
   • Auth API Token – authorization API token from the Portal

Once configured, the extension will automatically retrieve and display vulnerabilities related to the current repository.

🧪 Development & Contributions

This extension is developed and maintained by Whitespots.

For feature requests, feedback, or support inquiries, please contact us at sales@whitespots.io.

📄 License

MIT License
© Whitespots