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insecure-defaults

trailofbitsby trailofbits17 days ago5.1k

Detects fail-open insecure defaults (hardcoded secrets, weak auth, permissive security) that allow apps to run insecurely in production. Use when auditing security, reviewing config management, or analyzing environment variable handling.

Install

npx skills add https://github.com/trailofbits/skills --skill insecure-defaults
Show step-by-step
  1. 1

    Open your terminal

    • Mac: Press ⌘ Space, type "Terminal", press Enter
    • Windows: Press Win R, type "cmd", press Enter
  2. 2

    Paste the command above and press Enter

    Use the Copy command button, then paste in your terminal (Mac: ⌘V, Windows: Ctrl V).

  3. 3

    Restart Claude Code

    Close and reopen Claude Code, or start a new session, so it picks up the new skill.

Where it lives
~/.claude/skills/trailofbits--skills--plugins--insecure-defaults--skills--insecure-defaults/
├── SKILL.md
└── ... (skill resource files)
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