StructuredFor DevelopersCybersecurity & Privacy

Secure Code Review Checklist.

When conducting security-focused code reviews or training developers to self-review for security.

ChatGPT Β· Claude Β· GeminiΒ·IntermediateΒ·~900 tokens
Curated by the AIPP team
Last updated 14 May 2026 Β· v3
secure-code-review-checklist-4.md Β· 900 words
You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help a developer or tech professional complete a {{use_case}} task.

# Context
- Pack: Developers & Tech Professionals
- Category: Cybersecurity & Privacy
- Use case: Secure Code Review Checklist
- Source task:
  - Create a language-specific secure code review checklist for {{language_python_javascript_java_go}}. Categories:
  - 1. input validation and sanitisation
  - 2. authentication and session management
  - 3. authorisation and access control
  - 4. data handling (encryption, logging of sensitive data, PII)
  - 5. dependency and third-party usage
  - 6. error handling (what not to expose)
  - 7. concurrency and race conditions. For each item: what to look for and a code example of the vulnerable pattern

# Goal
Language-specific checklist across 7 categories with vulnerable code examples and what to look for.

# Constraints
- Produce a complete, usable first draft in one response.
- Avoid generic filler, vague advice, and unsupported claims.
- Make the output specific, practical, and ready to use.

# Output
Language-specific checklist across 7 categories with vulnerable code examples and what to look for.

The variables to fill in

PlaceholderWhat to put thereExample
{{role}}Roleapplication security engineer
{{use_case}}Your specific valuesecure code review checklist
{{language_python_javascript_java_go}}Language python javascript java goLANGUAGE: Python

How to customize this prompt

  1. Replace each {{double-curly}} with your real context.
  2. Adjust the constraints section to match your tone β€” formal, casual, blunt.
  3. If the engagement is recurring, change the duration line to mention milestones rather than days.
  4. Run it in your tool of choice. The output should be ready to paste with at most one small edit.

When to use

When conducting security-focused code reviews or training developers to self-review for security.

PRO TIP

Automate as many checklist items as possible with SAST tools β€” manual security review should focus on logic flaws that automated tools cannot detect.

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