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A curated list of awesome Ruby Security related resources.



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_List inspired by the [awesome](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) list thing._









# Contents

- [Tools](#tools)

- [Educational](#educational)

- [Other](#other)

- [Contributing](#contributing)



# Tools



## Web Framework Hardening



- [secure-headers](https://github.com/twitter/secure_headers) - Manages application of security headers with many safe defaults.

- [Rack::Attack](https://github.com/kickstarter/rack-attack) - Middleware for blocking and throttling requests.



## Multi tools



- [Ronin](https://github.com/ronin-rb/ronin) - Ronin is a free and Open Source Ruby toolkit for security research and development.

- [Salus](https://github.com/coinbase/salus) - Multi purpose security scanning tool supporting Ruby, Node, Python and Go.

- [Snyk](https://snyk.io) - Continuously and automatically finds & fixes vulnerabilities for Ruby and other languages.



## Static Code Analysis



- [brakeman](https://github.com/presidentbeef/brakeman) - A static analysis security vulnerability scanner for Ruby on Rails applications.

- [rubocop-gitlab-security](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/rubocop-gitlab-security) - A set of rules to extend rubocop with additional security rules.

- [dawnscanner](https://github.com/thesp0nge/dawnscanner) - A static analysis security scanner for ruby applications. It supports Sinatra, Padrino and Ruby on Rails frameworks.

- [git-secrets](https://github.com/awslabs/git-secrets) - Prevents you from committing secrets and credentials into git repositories.

- [DevSkim](https://github.com/Microsoft/DevSkim) - DevSkim is a set of IDE plugins and rules that provide security "linting" capabilities. Also has support for CLI so it can be integrated into CI/CD pipeline.

- [ban-sensitive-files](https://github.com/bahmutov/ban-sensitive-files) - Checks filenames to be committed against a library of filename rules to prevent storing sensitive files in Git. Checks some files for sensitive contents (for example authToken inside .npmrc file).

- [rails_best_practices](https://github.com/flyerhzm/rails_best_practices) - A static code analyzer for Ruby on Rails applications that finds - among other things - common patterns that might lead to security vulnerabilities.

- [Rails Application Routes Parser](https://gist.github.com/Splint3r7/198a3f8f19f20c28fff44993427012c3) - A script that print out ruby on rails application routes/URLs.

- [Bearer](https://github.com/Bearer/bearer) - A code security scanning tool (SAST) to discover, filter and prioritize security and privacy risks.



## Vulnerabilities and Security Advisories



- [bundler-audit](https://rubygems.org/gems/bundler-audit) - Patch-level verification for Ruby apps.

- [ruby-advisory-db](https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db) - Open source database of security advisories that are relevant to Ruby libraries.

- [GemScanner](https://github.com/Splint3r7/GemScanner) - GemScanner identifies depreciated versions of gems in your ruby on rails project.



# Educational



## Hacking Playground



- [RailsGoat](https://github.com/OWASP/railsgoat) - A vulnerable version of Rails that follows the OWASP Top 10 http://railsgoat.cktricky.com .

- [DeleteMe](https://github.com/rietta/DeleteMe) - Educational insecure Rails application.



## Articles & Guides



- [Rails Security Guides](https://guides.rubyonrails.org/security.html) - The essentials to read when dealing with Rails Applications.

- [Securing Ruby and Rails Apps](https://www.occamslabs.com/blog/securing-your-ruby-and-rails-codebase) - Applying static code analysis and dependency checking in your CI/CD pipeline.

- [OWASP Ruby on Rails Cheatsheet](https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Ruby_on_Rails_Cheatsheet) - This Cheatsheet intends to provide quick basic Ruby on Rails security tips for developers. It complements, augments or emphasizes points brought up in the rails security guide from [rails core](https://guides.rubyonrails.org/security.html).

- [Rails security checklist](https://github.com/eliotsykes/rails-security-checklist) - 🔑 Community-driven Rails Security Checklist.

- [Attacking Ruby on Rails Applications](http://www.phrack.org/issues/69/12.html#article) - Phrack article by [joernchen](https://twitter.com/joernchen) on finding security vulnerabilities in Rails applications.

- [Zen Rails Security Checklist](https://github.com/brunofacca/zen-rails-security-checklist#memcached-security) - A well-documented Rails security checklist.

- [Rails security best practices](https://github.com/ankane/secure_rails) - A good overview of usefull things to look out for when working with Rails.

- [Securing Rails Application from developers perspective](http://hassankhanyusufzai.com/securing-rails-application/) - A detailed blog on Ruby on Rails security from developers perspective that contains OWASP Top & other application issues with fixes /  recommendation and fix codes.

- [Rubyfu](https://rubyfu.net/) - Offensive security book for rubyist ([Source](https://github.com/rubyfu/RubyFu))

- [Ruby gem installations can expose you to lockfile injection attacks](https://snyk.io/blog/ruby-gem-installation-lockfile-injection-attacks) - security blindspots of lockfile injection in the Ruby ecosystem



## Newsletters

- [Security for Developers](https://www.getrevue.co/profile/devsecops) - Newsletter catering towards developers and covering many languages.



# Other



## Reporting Bugs



- [Ruby Bug Bounty Program](https://hackerone.com/ruby) - Found a bug in the Ruby language? Report it there.

- [Ruby Security Updates](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/security/) - Follow the latest security announcements.



# Contributing



Found an awesome project, package, article, other type of resources related to Ruby Security? Send me a pull request!

Just follow the [guidelines](/CONTRIBUTING.md). Thank you!



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