--- title: Pair Snyk With Amazon CodeWhisperer for Security At Speed description: Snyk is a security companion for Amazon CodeWhisperer, a generative AI coding tool. CodeWhisperer automates code creation but may generate insecure code.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/pair-snyk-with-amazon-codewhisperer-for-security-at-speed-ntvgk8smm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Pair Snyk With Amazon CodeWhisperer for Security At Speed | daily.dev og:description: Snyk is a security companion for Amazon CodeWhisperer, a generative AI coding tool. CodeWhisperer automates code creation but may generate insecure code.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/pair-snyk-with-amazon-codewhisperer-for-security-at-speed-ntvgk8smm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/NTVGk8SmM.png og:image:alt: Pair Snyk With Amazon CodeWhisperer for Security At Speed og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Pair Snyk With Amazon CodeWhisperer for Security At Speed **[Snyk](https://daily.dev/sources/snyk)** · 7 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Snyk is a security companion for Amazon CodeWhisperer, a generative AI coding tool. CodeWhisperer automates code creation but may generate insecure code. Security flaws in AI-generated code can be complicated to spot. An AI coding tool like CodeWhisperer does not fully understand the application, leading to potential security issues. To overcome these shortcomings, it is recommended to use CodeWhisperer with a security tool like Snyk, which offers fast, automatic, and workflow-optimized security checks. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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