Vibe coding security questions, answered
Every question founders ask us about AI-built apps, answered in the first paragraph.
Short, direct answers to the questions founders ask before an AI-built app meets real users. Each answer leads with the verdict in the first paragraph, then gives the detail, a checklist or a table, and links to the next question you are likely to have. There are 48 questions here.
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Before you launch
- Is my vibe coded app secure?
- What is vibe coding?
- Do I need a pentest before launch?
- Can I launch without QA testing?
- What security holes do AI-built apps have?
- Is an automated scanner enough?
- Can AI fix its own security bugs?
- Can I use AI to write my tests?
- Should I rewrite or patch my AI-built app?
Specific security holes
- What is IDOR, and does my app have it?
- Common Supabase RLS mistakes
- What if my API keys are in the front end?
- Is hiding buttons enough to protect admin pages?
- Do I need rate limiting?
- How do I secure login in an AI-built app?
- How do I keep customers' data separate?
- How do I secure Stripe in an AI-built app?
- How do I handle file uploads safely?
- Is my AI-built app open to SQL injection?
- What is XSS in an AI-built app?
- Do security headers matter for my app?
- Are AI-suggested packages safe?
- How do I monitor an AI-built app?
AI features and LLMs
- What is prompt injection?
- How do you test for prompt injection?
- What is excessive agency in an AI agent?
- Can my chatbot leak customer data?
- Can users see my system prompt?
- How do I secure a RAG feature?
- How do I stop my AI bill being run up?
- AI security assessment or pentest?
Buying a test
- What does testing a vibe coded app cost?
- How long does a security test take?
- What do I need to give the testers?
- Should we test staging or production?
- Black box test or code review?
- Is a retest included?
- How often should we retest the app?
- What does a QA test report include?
- QA testing or security testing?
Customers, investors and audits
- What will a buyer ask about our AI app?
- Can the test report be used for SOC 2?
- Do I need SOC 2 for my AI app?
- Do investors ask for a security test?
Canadian privacy law
- Does sending data to OpenAI break PIPEDA?
- Does Quebec's Law 25 apply to my app?
- What if my app leaks data in Canada?
- Who is liable if my AI-built app is breached?
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Who writes these answers?
The site is operated by TrazTech Inc., a Toronto security and compliance practice that tests AI-built apps. Answers are general information, not legal advice.
Where should I start if I built my app with an AI tool?
Start with is my vibe coded app secure, then run the pre-launch security checklist.