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Enrol ModSecurity (libModSecurity, v3) - #1107
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October 24, 2026 16:21
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All contributors have signed the CLA ✍️ ✅ |
Enrolment triage:
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| Check | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Repository | created 15 years ago, last push today |
| ℹ️ | Stars / forks | 9,827 stars · 1,752 forks · 381 watching |
| ℹ️ | Outside participants | 29 people from outside the project opened 45 of the last 100 issues and pull requests |
| ℹ️ | Criticality score | 0.69 on the OpenSSF scale of 0 to 1signalscreated_since 240, updated_since 0, contributor_count 143, org_count 7, commit_frequency 6.1, recent_releases_count 6, closed_issues_count 22, updated_issues_count 101, comment_frequency 6.7, dependents_count 821 |
| ℹ️ | Package rank | by downloads: nothing from this repository found in the top 15,000 on PyPI |
| ✅ | License | Apache-2.0 |
| ✅ | Opened by an active maintainer | member of the owning organisation; 100+ commits in the last 12 months; #2 contributor |
| ✅ | Contact in SECURITY.md |
modsecurity@owasp.org is in SECURITY.md |
| ℹ️ | OSS-Fuzz | not found in OSS-Fuzz |
| ✅ | .oss-scanner/ in the repository |
present (Dockerfile, threat_model.md); Dockerfile at .oss-scanner/Dockerfile |
| ✅ | Pull request scope | only this project's directory |
| ✅ | tools/validate.py |
passes |
| ✅ | Checklist | all 8 ticked |
Automated, from public data, to help reviewers. Enrolment is decided case by case against the criteria. If you think we got something wrong, please tell us in a reply.
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I have read the CLA Document and I hereby sign the CLA |
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projects/modsecurityI have verified each of the following before submitting this project:
project.yamlfollows the README (one project per PR;tools/validate.pypasses locally).tools/check modsecuritybuilds the project, and its tests run in the shell that follows.primary_contactmust be the email address of the primary security contact.Dockerfilethat builds the project (required) in one of two places: in the project's repository at the pathdockerfile:names, or next toproject.yamlin this repo.threat_model.mdis written for this project (recommended but optional), placed in the same way: in the repository at the paththreat_model:names, or next toproject.yamlin this repo.Context: OWASP ModSecurity is one of the most widely deployed open-source Web Application Firewalls; it runs inside the web server process (nginx and other servers through connectors) and parses every byte of untrusted HTTP traffic. It is the engine behind the OWASP Core Rule Set in Linux distributions, hosting platforms and nginx-based ingress controllers.
primary_contactis the contact address from our security policy. This PR enrols libmodsecurity (v3, branchv3/master); ModSecurity v2 (projects/modsecurity-v2) and the nginx connector (projects/modsecurity-nginx) are separate PRs.I am the OWASP project leader of ModSecurity, see the project page: https://owasp.org/projects/modsecurity.