Localhost Security
Your development machine is a high-value target. It has access to your code, your credentials, your cloud accounts, and often production databases. Treating it casually is a security risk.
This section is a work in progress. Content is being actively developed.
Topics to Be Covered
- Exposed ports and local services
.env files and local secrets management- SSH key management
- Browser extension risks
- npm/pip/package manager supply chain attacks
- Dev container and sandbox isolation
- Network exposure (coffee shop coding)
- AI tool permissions and access scope
- Git credential management