🛡️ Security Hardening
This skill helps you harden production infrastructure across OS, containers, cloud, network, and databases using CIS benchmarks.
npx playbooks add skill ancoleman/ai-design-components --skill security-hardening
About Security Hardening
This skill helps you harden production infrastructure across OS, containers, cloud, network, and databases using CIS benchmarks.
This compact 17-word instruction set is purpose-built for security work in AI coding agents. Install with a single command.
Use Cases
- Auditing code for OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities
- Implementing authentication and authorization patterns
- Reviewing API security, rate limiting, and input validation
- Hardening infrastructure and dependency security
Example Prompts
System Prompt (17 words)
This skill helps you harden production infrastructure across OS, containers, cloud, network, and databases using CIS benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Security Hardening?
Security Hardening is a free security skill for AI coding agents. This skill helps you harden production infrastructure across OS, containers, cloud, network, and databases using CIS benchmarks.. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with security expertise.
How do I use Security Hardening with Claude Code?
Run npx playbooks add skill ancoleman/ai-design-components --skill security-hardening in your terminal to install Security Hardening into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.
Which AI coding agents work with Security Hardening?
Security Hardening is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.
Is Security Hardening free to use?
Yes, Security Hardening is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/ancoleman/ai-design-components/tree/main/skills/security-hardening. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.
