Documentation

Comprehensive guides and references for using Brakeman to secure your Ruby on Rails applications.

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Getting Started

Get started with Brakeman in under 5 minutes. Install, scan, and understand your first security report.

Understand how Brakeman rates the confidence of each warning and how to interpret results.

List of vulnerability types that Brakeman can detect in your application.

Turn Brakeman into an always-on defense.

Adjust Brakeman to your environment and needs.

Learn strategies to minimize false positives and improve the accuracy of your scans.

How to safely ignore warnings that don't apply to your application or represent accepted risks.