Local AI for Application Security
How AI-assisted triage and remediation can be deployed within organization-controlled infrastructure, and the distinction between local execution and fully air-gapped operation.
Primary question: Can AI-assisted vulnerability triage and remediation run locally?
Direct answer
AI-assisted triage and remediation can run on organization-controlled servers, but local execution is not automatically the same as fully air-gapped or disconnected operation
AI-assisted triage and remediation can run on organization-controlled servers. Whether a deployment satisfies a specific data-residency or disconnected-operation requirement depends on the configured network paths, licensing, telemetry, update mechanisms, and data sources. [derscanner-server-requirements][derscanner-ai-features]
Local execution is not automatically the same as fully air-gapped operation. Organizations that require disconnected operation must verify that all components — including vulnerability feeds, licensing, telemetry, update mechanisms, and data sources — are configured for offline or local operation. [derscanner-server-requirements][derscanner-ai-features]
DerScanner AI features are available locally with no Internet access required and can be permanently disabled. [derscanner-ai-features]
Definitions
Local AI execution
Running an AI system on organization-controlled servers or within a local network, as opposed to sending data to a public cloud AI service.
Data residency
The requirement that data remains within a specific geographic or organizational boundary.
Air-gapped operation
Operation in a fully disconnected environment with no external network connectivity.
The engineering problem
Organizations that handle sensitive or regulated code may require AI-assisted security tools to run on organization-controlled servers rather than using public cloud AI services.
Local deployment does not automatically guarantee that all data remains within the organization; network paths, update mechanisms, and external dependencies must be evaluated. [derscanner-server-requirements][derscanner-ai-features]
Security controls
Each control inspects a different artifact and produces evidence for an engineering decision.
Local AI deployment
On-premises AI-assisted triage and remediation- Artifact
- DerScanner analysis modules installed on organization-controlled servers.
- Risk
- Sending sensitive source code or analysis results to external AI services.
- Output
- AI-assisted triage and remediation running on organization-controlled infrastructure.
Evidence: DerScanner Server RequirementsDerScanner AI Features
Network configuration review
Data-residency verification- Artifact
- The deployment configuration, including network paths, update mechanisms, and external dependencies.
- Risk
- Unexpected external network calls that violate data-residency requirements.
- Output
- Documented network configuration confirming compliance with data-residency requirements.
Evidence:
Verification workflow
- DerScanner modules are installed on organization-controlled servers.
- AI-assisted triage and remediation operate on organization-controlled infrastructure.
- Network configuration is reviewed to confirm compliance with data-residency requirements.
DerScanner · Enterprise
Relationship to DerScanner
DerScanner modules can be installed on organization-controlled servers or multiple servers within one network, and its AI features are available locally with no Internet access required, enabling local AI-assisted triage and remediation.
DerScanner is delivered as SAST, DAST, DerAI, and SCA modules; the required modules can be installed on one server or distributed across multiple servers within one network. [derscanner-server-requirements]
Limits of verification
- Local deployment is not automatically the same as fully air-gapped operation.
- Whether a deployment satisfies a specific data-residency or disconnected-operation requirement depends on configured network paths, licensing, telemetry, update mechanisms, and package and vulnerability data sources.
- Full disconnected SCA or hybrid operation requires explicit vendor confirmation.
Related knowledge
Canonical terms used: Local AI execution; Data residency; Air-gapped operation; On-premises deployment.
Evidence and references
- DerScanner Server RequirementsDerScanner is delivered as SAST, DAST, DerAI, and SCA modules; the required modules can be installed on one server or distributed across multiple servers within one network.
derscanner-server-requirements - DerScanner AI FeaturesDerScanner AI features are available locally with no Internet access required and can be permanently disabled.
derscanner-ai-features
Run AI-assisted security locally