Tools & Licenses

The vision behind GuardRails is to make security a commodity. GuardRails leverages the best security tools from the open-source community. These security tools power our engines. Our expert team configures the tools and carefully tunes the rule-set. With GuardRails you can use these tools across your repositories within minutes.

GuardRails only exists because we are standing on the shoulders of giants. This page acknowledges the giants. We are deeply grateful for their work.

Apex

• pmd - Apache-2.0
  • Apex Rules

C/C++

• flawfinder - GPL-2.0
• Semgrep - C - [LPGL-2.1](https://github.com/returntocorp/semgrep/blob/develop/LICENSE

Dotnet

• security-code-scan - LGPL-3.0
• DevAudit - BSD-3-Clause

Elixir

• sobelow - Apache-2.0

Golang

• gosec - Apache-2.0
• nancy - Apache-2.0

Java

• Dependecy Check - Apache-2.0
• Spotbugs - LGPL-2.1
  • FindSecBugs - LGPL-2.1
• Semgrep - Java - LPGL-2.1

Javascript

• ESLint - MIT
  • nodesecurity/eslint-plugin-security - Apache-2.0
• NPM Audit - Artistic-2.0
• Retire.js - Apache-2.0
• NodeJsScan - GPL-3.0
• Semgrep - Javascript - [LPGL-2.1](https://github.com/returntocorp/semgrep/blob/develop/LICENSE

Kubernetes

• kubesec - Apache-2.0

Mobile

Supporting Android/iOS/Windows mobile applications

• Mobile Security Framework (MobSFScan) - LGPL-3.0

PHP

• phpcs-security-audit - GPL-3.0
• Semgrep - PHP - [LPGL-2.1](https://github.com/returntocorp/semgrep/blob/develop/LICENSE

Python

• Bandit - Apache-2.0
• Safety - MIT
• Semgrep - Python - [LPGL-2.1](https://github.com/returntocorp/semgrep/blob/develop/LICENSE

Ruby

• Brakeman - MIT
  • GuardRails leverages Brakeman v4.3.1. The latest release before the license change and acquisition by Synopsis.
• Bundler Audit - GPL-3.0
• Rubocop - MIT
  • Rubocop-Gitlab-Security - MIT

Rust

• Cargo Audit - Apache-2.0/MIT

Solidity

• Solhint - MIT
• MythX - This is our first commercial scanning tool integration.

Terraform

• tfsec - MIT

TypeScript

• tslint - Apache-2.0
  • tslint-config-security - MIT

Generic

• Detect-Secrets - Apache-2.0
• GuardRails Internal Secret Detection Engine