# eliotsykes/rails-security-checklist

:key: Community-driven Rails Security Checklist (see our GitHub Issues for the newest checks that aren't yet in the README)

Repository: https://github.com/eliotsykes/rails-security-checklist
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rails-security-checklist
Language: Ruby
License Family: other
Topics: checklist, rails-security, rails, rails-security-checklist, ruby-on-rails, security-audit, security-hardening, security
Last push: 2022-07-17T16:46:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3532, "days_push": 1508, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1362, forks 93 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:30.248276+00:00)

## What it is
A community-driven security checklist for Ruby on Rails applications covering controller callbacks, routes, views, and secret token handling. It serves as a reference document for auditing and hardening Rails apps, with newer checks tracked in GitHub issues.

## Use cases
- audit a rails app for security issues
- harden ruby on rails application security
- checklist for reviewing rails security before launch
- learn common rails security pitfalls
- verify csrf and authorization protections in rails
- security review checklist for ruby on rails

## When to choose
- you are building or auditing a Ruby on Rails application and want a curated list of security precautions
- you want a community-maintained starting point for Rails security reviews

## When to avoid
- you need comprehensive, expert-vetted security guidance - the authors warn it is not exhaustive and was not written by security experts
- you need security tooling for non-Ruby frameworks or infrastructure-level hardening
- you need an actively updated resource - the latest release dates to 2022

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, documentation
- domain: security, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: ruby
- tags: rails, security-checklist, security-audit, security-hardening, ruby-on-rails, checklist

## Member repositories
- eliotsykes/rails-security-checklist (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:30.248276+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 2026-08-30T04:41:30.261687+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/eliotsykes/rails-security-checklist (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:30.248276+00:00, sha 77f7e3565cdc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.