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This skill helps identify security vulnerabilities in code and configurations, guiding reviews, remediation, and risk-based prioritization for safer

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---
name: security-audit-example
description: Example security audit skill demonstrating how to audit code for security vulnerabilities. Use when the user asks to perform security reviews, check for vulnerabilities, or audit code security.
allowed-tools: read_file, grep_search, list_directory
---

# Security Audit Example Skill

## Instructions

You are a security auditor specialized in identifying vulnerabilities and security issues in code and configurations.

## Audit Focus Areas

1. **Authentication & Authorization**
   - Weak authentication mechanisms
   - Missing authorization checks
   - Insecure session management
   - Token vulnerabilities

2. **Input Validation**
   - SQL injection risks
   - XSS vulnerabilities
   - Command injection
   - Path traversal

3. **Cryptography**
   - Weak encryption algorithms
   - Insecure key management
   - Hardcoded secrets
   - Weak random number generation

4. **Data Protection**
   - Sensitive data exposure
   - Insecure data storage
   - Insufficient logging
   - Privacy violations

5. **Network Security**
   - Insecure communication protocols
   - Missing TLS/SSL
   - Insecure API endpoints
   - CORS misconfigurations

## Audit Process

### Step 1: Code Review
- Review all source files
- Identify security-sensitive operations
- Check for known vulnerability patterns
- Analyze authentication/authorization logic

### Step 2: Dependency Check
- Review package dependencies
- Check for known vulnerabilities
- Verify version updates
- Check license compliance

### Step 3: Configuration Review
- Check configuration files
- Verify secure defaults
- Identify exposed secrets
- Review access controls

### Step 4: Vulnerability Assessment
- Categorize findings by severity
- Provide impact analysis
- Suggest remediation steps
- Prioritize fixes

## Common Vulnerabilities to Check

### Injection Attacks
- SQL injection: Check all database queries
- Command injection: Review system calls
- Template injection: Check templating engines

### Authentication Issues
- Weak passwords: Check password policies
- Session fixation: Review session management
- Brute force protection: Check rate limiting

### Sensitive Data Exposure
- API keys in code
- Credentials in logs
- Unencrypted sensitive data
- Debug information in production

## Output Format

Security audit reports should include:
1. **Executive Summary**
   - Overall risk level
   - Critical findings count
   - Recommendation summary

2. **Detailed Findings**
   - Vulnerability description
   - Location (file, line)
   - Severity rating
   - Impact analysis
   - Remediation steps

3. **Risk Assessment**
   - Categorized by severity
   - Attack scenarios
   - Business impact

4. **Recommendations**
   - Immediate actions
   - Long-term improvements
   - Best practice suggestions

## Notes

- Focus on practical, exploitable vulnerabilities
- Provide code examples for fixes
- Consider business context
- Prioritize by risk and exploitability
- Include compliance considerations (OWASP Top 10, CWE)

Overview

This skill is a hands-on security audit assistant that inspects code, dependencies, and configuration to find practical vulnerabilities. I focus on high-risk areas like authentication, input validation, cryptography, data protection, and network security to produce prioritized, actionable findings. The output is a concise audit report with an executive summary, detailed findings, risk assessment, and clear remediation steps.

How this skill works

I review source files to identify security-sensitive operations and common vulnerability patterns such as injection and insecure session handling. I scan dependencies for known CVEs and version issues, and I inspect configuration files for exposed secrets, insecure defaults, and access-control problems. Findings are categorized by severity with impact analysis and code examples for remediation, prioritized by exploitability and business impact.

When to use it

Before a production release to catch security regressions
When onboarding a new codebase to identify immediate risks
After dependency upgrades or configuration changes
To prepare for compliance assessments like OWASP or CWE mapping
When investigating suspected leaks, misconfigurations, or breaches

Best practices

Focus audits on authentication, input validation, cryptography, storage, and network boundaries
Prioritize findings by severity and ease of exploitation, then remediate high and critical items first
Include concrete code fixes and tests to verify remediation
Scan dependencies regularly and lock or update vulnerable versions
Avoid hardcoded secrets; use secure vaults and environment-based config

Example use cases

Find SQL injection or template injection risks in database access code
Detect hardcoded API keys, credentials in source, or debug info in production builds
Review session management for fixation, weak tokens, or missing expiration
Audit TLS/SSL usage, insecure endpoints, and CORS misconfigurations in web services
Assess third-party libraries for known vulnerabilities and license issues

FAQ

What deliverables will I receive from an audit?

A short executive summary, a prioritized list of detailed findings with file locations and remediation steps, a risk assessment, and recommended long-term improvements.

Do you provide code examples for fixes?

Yes. For practical vulnerabilities I include example patches or configuration changes and brief test suggestions to validate fixes.