AI x AWS Security Series (DAY #1) | Build Your First AI Scanner: Python + Gemini CLI Workflow

🚀 Get the full step-by-step project guide here: https://learn.nextwork.org/projects/a...

Welcome to the AI Security Scanner Series!

Today we're building a CLI tool that uses Google's Gemini AI to scan Python code for security vulnerabilities. You'll learn how to detect SQL injection, hardcoded secrets, and weak cryptography - with color-coded severity ratings that make issues impossible to miss!

What you'll learn today:

✔️ Connect to Google's Gemini API for AI-powered code analysis
✔️ Build a security scanner that detects SQL injection vulnerabilities
✔️ Catch hardcoded secrets and weak cryptography in your code
✔️ Create structured prompts for consistent AI security analysis
✔️ Add color-coded severity ratings (CRITICAL/HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW)
✔️ Scan real Python files from the command line (Secret Mission)


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⏰ TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - Welcome to this project!
00:10:41 - 🛠️ Step #1: Connect to Gemini API
00:39:25 - 🔍 Step #2: Detect Security Vulnerabilities
00:52:11 - 📊 Step #3: Add Severity Ratings and Color
01:08:24 - 💎 Secret Mission: Scan Real Python Files
01:27:18 - 🗑️ Before you go: Clean Up Your Resources
01:34:43 - 🎉 Mission Accomplished: That's a wrap!