dev.to· Oct 20, 2026· by gabrielanhaia

8 Paths Your Coding Agent Should Never Edit, and the Deny Rule for Each

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Lockfiles, applied migrations, CI workflows, vendor/, CODEOWNERS, changelogs, generated code and .env: the deny rule for each, plus a backstop.
🎯 Vulnerability: Web Security Vulnerability
💡 Defense Fix: Implement strict input validation, contextual output encoding, and enforce least-privilege authorization controls.
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