# Why Codex Security Doesn't Include a SAST Report

DevFeed: [Why Codex Security Doesn't Include a SAST Report](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-codex-security-doesn-t-include-a-sast-report-6720.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://openai.com/index/why-codex-security-doesnt-include-sast>)

Published: 2026-03-16T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [OpenAI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/openai-news.md>)

Topics: [Application Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/application-security.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>)

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## AI overview

Codex Security is presented as an alternative to starting from a SAST report. It examines repository context and validates whether security checks actually enforce the properties a system depends on, aiming to identify real vulnerabilities beyond source-to-sink dataflow analysis.

## Source excerpt

A deep dive into why Codex Security doesn't rely on traditional SAST, instead using AI-driven constraint reasoning and validation to find real vulnerabilities with fewer false positives.