Enterprise Security Checklist for AI-Generated Apps

Enterprise Security Checklist for AI-Generated Apps

AI tooling accelerates shipping, but it also accelerates risk. Whether you use a UI component generator, natural language programming, or a directory builder AI, lock in these controls before you go live.

Identity and Authentication

• Adopt OIDC with PKCE and short sessions; require MFA or WebAuthn for admins and payments.
• Use refresh token rotation and revoke on reuse; rotate signing keys via JWKS every 30 days.
• Validate JWT aud, iss, exp, nbf; bind sessions to device and IP range for high-risk actions.
• Implement account linking rules so AI flows cannot create shadow accounts.

RBAC and Least Privilege

• Define roles as policy code (OPA or Cedar); deny by default; add row-level filters for data.
• Map permissions to components the UI component generator emits; unsafe props should be blocked by design.
• Use directory builder AI only to mirror org units; never as the source of truth for roles.
• Require just-in-time elevation with approvals and auto-revert; keep a break-glass path with alerting.
• Log every authorization decision with request ID; store logs immutably (WORM) for 1 year.

Payments and PCI-Safe Patterns

• Tokenize cards; AI never handles PAN. Enforce allowlists for payment APIs the agent may call.
• Verify webhooks with HMAC and IP ranges; require idempotency keys on charge, refund, and payout.
• Normalize currency and amount precision; cap refunds; add velocity rules and sanction checks.
• Trigger SCA/3DS on risky signals; segment PCI systems from app networks; avoid storing CVV.

Prompt, Component, and Data Safety

• Add prompt-lint rules: forbid "disable auth", "drop constraints", or "full export".
• Guard the natural language programming layer with allowlisted functions and typed inputs.
• Auto-escape templates; set CSP (default-src 'none', script-src 'self'); sanitize HTML inputs.
• Run SCA and produce an SBOM for generated code; pin dependencies and sign packages.
• Enforce egress controls; block SSRF; sandbox codegen in containers; limit deserialization types.

Deployment and Runtime

• Keep secrets in a vault; rotate automatically; never commit to prompts or scaffolds.
• Sign builds (Sigstore; SLSA L3); verify at deploy; enable feature flags for risky surfaces.
• Add RASP, per-user rate limits, and anomaly detection for RBAC bypass and payment abuse.
• Canary releases with automated auth and payment playbooks on every push.

Verification Playbook

• Red team prompts: attempt role escalation, account takeover, and silent refunds.
• Run contract tests that prove "role X cannot call function Y" across all generated endpoints.
• Continuously reconcile directory data vs. RBAC store; alert on drift.
• Instrument synthetic users per role and run payment flows hourly; fail the build on permission drift.
• Publish a public status page for auth, RBAC, and payments major incidents.

Ship faster with automation-without punching holes in your perimeter. Treat AI assistants as untrusted interns that work inside guardrails, then audit like a bank.