New Shopify app security improvements:
1. Lock down merchant access tokens to allowed IP addresses
2. Lock down network requests to your known hosts in extensions
I dig it. Reduces risk surface area. If a token were compromised, the attacker still needs server access
Shopify is taking app security seriously too.
Breaches hurt the whole system, not just the individual apps with poor sec policies. How can you trust installing apps if you're seeing others?
Shopify's app security skill is a solid start but there's more you can do:
https://t.co/YNMOhfutHf
@kirplatonov Good stuff!
Makes me wonder if we'll start to see Shopify's sec skill extend to theme linting for unescaped metafields, or potentially just auto-escape under the hood
The PHP security team is giving advance notice: Upcoming security release Wed, Oct 21st 2026, 14:00UTC, two critical vulnerabilities, both rated CVSSv4 9.2.
PHP users are encouraged to prepare to update. Earlier release if details become public or active exploit evidence.
The newest guide on how to harden your app against supply chain attacks, with new tooling available in package managers and integrations to help prevent breaches:
https://t.co/mvXTZMCMAM
Here's a Shopify App Security Field Guide so we can keep up with this changing landscape:
https://t.co/vwQdYnR8eT
I've been publishing new guides and tactics based on what's happening in the ecosystem. Clearly the times have changed, and it's an opportunity to improve
@celispj I'm not seeing an option to apply to the Defense Tier specifically. The form isn't showing an option for "self defense, non-enterprise" type tier.
But you can still use Opus, open weight models, etc to test against your app in CI/CD:
https://t.co/AahsMn3Ulr
Finally able to build something that merchants have been asking over and over for years now.
So so excited. Can't share details now but so grateful for the opportunity
Merchant trust is everything
Which means security is everything
Introducing `app security check`
A tool that finds common vulnerability patterns in Shopify apps
Run it with AI Toolkit