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A curated list of awesome Python security related resources.

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Tools
Educational
Companies
Other
Contributing

Tools

Web Framework Hardening

Secure.py - secure.py 🔒 is a lightweight package that adds optional security headers and cookie attributes for Python web frameworks.
Flask-HTTPAuth - Simple extension that provides Basic, Digest and Token HTTP authentication for Flask routes.
Flask Talisman - Talisman is a small Flask extension that handles setting HTTP headers that can help protect against a few common web application security issues.
Django deployment checklist - Web framework Django has built-in feature to check for security configurations: run this command manage.py check --deploy. It's really helpful as it already included in the framework.
Django Session CSRF - CSRF protection for Django without cookies.

Multi tools

hawkeye - Multi purpose security/vulnerability/risk scanning tool supporting Ruby, Node.js, Python, PHP and Java.
GuardRails - A GitHub App that gives you instant security feedback in your Pull Requests.
Hubble - Hubble is a modular, open-source security compliance framework.
Salus - Multi purpose security scanning tool supporting Ruby, Node, Python and Go.

Static Code Analysis

Bandit - Bandit is a tool designed to find common security issues in Python code.
Pyt - A Static Analysis Tool for Detecting Security Vulnerabilities in Python Web Applications.
Detect Secrets - An enterprise friendly way of detecting and preventing secrets in code.

Vulnerabilities and Security Advisories

Safety - Safety checks your installed dependencies for known security vulnerabilities.
snyk Vulnerability DB - Commercial but free listing of known vulnerabilities in libraries.
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures - Vulnerabilities that were assigned a CVE. Covers the language and packages.
National Vulnerability Database - Python known vulnerabilities in the National Vulnerability Database.

Penetration Testing

EvilTwinFramework - A framework for pentesters that facilitates evil twin attacks as well as exploiting other wifi vulnerabilities.
sqlmap - Automatic SQL injection and database takeover tool

Cryptography

Passlib - Secure password storage/hashing library, very high level.
PyNacl - Python binding to the Networking and Cryptography (NaCl) library.

Application Templates

wemake-django-template - Bleeding edge django template focused on code quality and security.

Educational

Hacking Playground

Let's be bad Guys - Shiny, Let's Be Bad Guys: Exploiting and Mitigating the Top 10 Web App Vulnerabilities.
django.nV - django.nV is a purposefully vulnerable Django application provided by nVisium.
DSVW - Damn Small Vulnerable Web (DSVW) is a deliberately vulnerable web application written in under 100 lines of code, created for educational purposes.
DVPWA - Damn Vulnerable Python Web Application was inspired by famous dvwa project and bobby-tables xkcd comics.

Books

Full Stack Python Security - A comprehensive look at cybersecurity for Python developers

Articles, Guides & Talks

cryptography - A package designed to expose cryptographic primitives and recipes to Python developers.
10 Common Security Gotchas in Python - 10 common security gotchas in Python and how to avoid them.
OWASP Python Security - Aims at creating a hardened version of python that makes it easier for developers to write applications more resilient to attacks and manipulations.
Django Security - Overview of Django’s security features includes advice on securing a Django-powered site.

Companies

GuardRails - A GitHub App that gives you instant security feedback in your Pull Requests.
Snyk - A developer-first solution that automates finding & fixing known vulnerabilities in your dependencies.

Other

Reporting Bugs

Python Security Reporting

Contributing

Found an awesome project, package, article, or another type of resources related to Python Security? Send me a pull request! Just follow the guidelines. Thank you!

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