# Top 5 VS Code extensions for security

DevFeed: [Top 5 VS Code extensions for security](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/top-5-vs-code-extensions-for-security-8217.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://snyk.io/blog/top-5-vs-code-extensions-security/>)

Author: Brian Clark

Published: 2023-08-24T05:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog RSS Feed | Snyk](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-rss-feed-snyk.md>)

Topics: [Visual Studio Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/visual-studio-code.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/passwords.md>)

Tags: [awareness](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/awareness.md>), [best-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/best-practices.md>), [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [code-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-security.md>), [contentlab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/contentlab.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [extensions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/extensions.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/passwords.md>), [secrets](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secrets.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [vs-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vs-code.md>)

## AI overview

The article presents VS Code extensions for improving application security and security practices. Its shown section covers the 1Password extension, which helps developers store, detect, and retrieve passwords and secrets without leaving the editor.

## Source excerpt

This article highlights the top five VS Code extensions to help us write more secure code and maintain security best practices.