rails-security-checklist
by eliotsykes
A community-driven, practical checklist to help Rails developers implement essential security best practices in their applications.
:key: Community-driven Rails Security Checklist (see our GitHub Issues for the newest checks that aren't yet in the README)
Primary Use Case
This tool serves as a comprehensive security checklist specifically for Ruby on Rails applications, guiding developers through key security precautions across controllers, routes, views, and more. It is ideal for Rails developers and teams aiming to improve their app's security posture by following community-vetted recommendations. It also helps identify common security pitfalls and encourages defense-in-depth strategies.
- Security checklist focused on Rails application layers including controllers, routes, and views
- Recommendations for enforcing authentication and authorization callbacks
- Guidance on protecting routes and mounted engines with proper access controls
- Advice on avoiding exposure of sensitive information in HTML views
- Mitigation strategies for leaking URL secret tokens via Referer headers
- Recommendations to avoid exposing sequential IDs to prevent forced browsing attacks
- Community-driven and regularly updated via GitHub Issues
- Integrate the checklist into CI/CD pipelines to automate security validation during development.
- Use the checklist as a training tool for developers to improve secure coding practices.
- Combine with dynamic application security testing (DAST) tools for comprehensive coverage.
- Leverage community updates to stay current with emerging Rails security issues.
- Incorporate checklist items into threat modeling exercises to identify potential attack vectors early.
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