# brunofacca/zen-rails-security-checklist

Checklist of security precautions for Ruby on Rails applications.

Repository: https://github.com/brunofacca/zen-rails-security-checklist
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zen-rails-security-checklist
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ruby, ruby-on-rails, rails, security, security-vulnerability, checklist
Last push: 2020-03-09T11:42:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3432, "days_push": 2368, "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 1811, forks 145 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:39.571720+00:00)

## What it is
A community-maintained security checklist for Ruby on Rails applications covering injection, XSS, CSRF, authentication, authorization, and related precautions. It serves as a quick reference to reduce vulnerabilities from developer oversight, with links to deeper resources.

## Use cases
- audit a rails app for common security vulnerabilities
- security checklist before launching a rails application
- learn about xss csrf and injection risks in rails
- review authentication and session security in ruby on rails
- find security tools for ruby on rails projects

## When to choose
- you are building or reviewing a Rails 4/5 application and want a structured security review
- you need a quick reference to prevent common web vulnerabilities in Rails

## When to avoid
- you need comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of all vulnerabilities or automated scanning
- you are not working with Ruby on Rails

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, documentation
- domain: security, web-development, documentation
- platform: ruby
- tags: rails, checklist, secure-coding, owasp, web-security

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

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:39.571720+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 2026-08-30T03:21:15.244163+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/brunofacca/zen-rails-security-checklist (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:39.571720+00:00, sha 346f4cbf6159)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.