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AI Code Security Scanner for Go

Go is the language of choice for cloud infrastructure, APIs, and microservices. AI code assistants generating Go code frequently use fmt.Sprintf to build SQL queries instead of parameterized statements, import deprecated crypto packages like crypto/des and crypto/rc4, and disable TLS verification for convenience. Go's standard library crypto/rsa and crypto/ecdsa are quantum-vulnerable and need migration to post-quantum alternatives before NIST's 2030 deadline.

Top vulnerabilities AI tools generate in Go code

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SQL injection via fmt.Sprintf

Frequently generated by AI assistants writing Go code

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crypto/des usage

Frequently generated by AI assistants writing Go code

3

hardcoded credentials

Frequently generated by AI assistants writing Go code

4

TLS verification disabled

Frequently generated by AI assistants writing Go code

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crypto/rc4 usage

Frequently generated by AI assistants writing Go code

What CodeShield detects in Go files

CodeShield performs deep static analysis on .go files to detect OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, exposed secrets, quantum-vulnerable cryptography, and insecure coding patterns specific to the Go ecosystem.

fmt.Sprintf SQL query construction

string concatenation in database queries

crypto/des and crypto/rc4 package imports

crypto/rsa key generation (quantum-vulnerable)

crypto/ecdsa signing (quantum-vulnerable)

Hardcoded passwords and API tokens in Go files

TLS InsecureSkipVerify set to true

net/http without timeouts (DoS risk)

os/exec.Command with user-controlled arguments

crypto/md5 and crypto/sha1 usage

AI tools that generate Go code

The following AI coding assistants actively generate Go code and are known to introduce the vulnerability patterns listed above:

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These tools produce correct code in most cases, but studies show that up to 45% of AI-generated code contains at least one security vulnerability. CodeShield catches what code review misses.

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