# paragonie/awesome-appsec

A curated list of resources for learning about application security

Repository: https://github.com/paragonie/awesome-appsec
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-appsec
Homepage: https://paragonie.com/projects
Language: PHP
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: security-experts, reading-list, curated, application-security, security, owasp
Last push: 2025-02-22T16:39:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 36/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 8, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4143, "days_push": 557, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7040, forks 800 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:55.290720+00:00)

## What it is
A curated list of resources for learning about application security, including books, websites, blog posts, and self-assessment quizzes. It is maintained by Paragon Initiative Enterprises with community contributions.

## Use cases
- learn application security from scratch
- find books on web application security
- curated security reading list
- resources for becoming a security expert
- study cryptography and secure coding
- prepare for appsec interviews

## When to choose
- you want a community-vetted starting point for learning appsec
- you need links to articles, books, and quizzes on security topics
- you are a beginner seeking a gentle introduction to software security

## When to avoid
- you need a runnable tool or library rather than reading material
- you want interactive hands-on labs or CTF challenges
- you need vendor-specific security compliance documentation

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: security, documentation
- domain: security, developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, application-security, reading-list, owasp, curated-resources, web-server

## Member repositories
- paragonie/awesome-appsec (main) score 36

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:55.290720+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:40:33.104491+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/paragonie/awesome-appsec (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:55.290720+00:00, sha adfd84313e12)
  - homepage: https://paragonie.com/projects (fetched 2026-08-29T08:36:19.412646+00:00, sha cc0dd2480199)
  - site_page: https://paragonie.com/info (fetched 2026-08-29T08:36:19.424635+00:00, sha 2b4c8084191a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.