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Security from the first mockup, not as a slide before release

Code appears faster than anyone can review it. Access and trust boundaries are cheaper to discuss on the mockup.

Generated code and ready-made modules sped up the build and at the same time sped up ordinary mistakes: a secret in the repository, a role of "everyone may", an API method wider than the screen. Secure-by-design on an ordinary project is not a separate department. It is the decision that access, roles and boundaries are discussed while the mockup can still change, not the night before launch.

What this means in the estimate, not in a slogan

  • The account-area mockup has roles. A "managers only" button does not suddenly appear at acceptance.
  • Secrets do not enter the repository. The check sits in the build, not in a developer's memory.
  • Dependencies are scanned automatically. A warning with no owner fixes nothing.
  • Before a store or account area launches there is a logic review. A landing gets a basic review of the forms.

That order is cheaper than urgent response after a compromise, but only if it is a line in the estimate, not a wish. Otherwise it is cut first when the date gets tight. The depth of the check has to match the risk: a promo page and a payment account are not the same volume.

Lexora runs development and review as one plane, from the mockup to a pentest where one is needed. The task does not have to be tossed between two contractors, each of whom considers the hole the other's.

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