Show HN: Vlayer – Open-source HIPAA compliance scanner for your codebase

Category: security

Tags: hipaa, compliance-scanner, security-audit

Score: 6.5/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 7, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

Vlayer is an open-source CLI tool that scans codebases for HIPAA compliance issues using 131 detection rules, covering PHI exposure, encryption, access control, and more. It integrates with CI/CD pipelines and offers a training module, making it a practical security audit tool for healthcare applications. Its own approach combines pattern-based and AI-powered rules with compliance scoring, though the project currently has no stars and limited adoption, indicating early stage.

Target audience: backend devs, devops, data engineers

Repository: https://vlayer.app · TypeScript · MIT

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