PRotect is an automated security review system for GitHub Pull Requests (PRs). It consists of:
- PRotect Chrome Extension – A browser extension that analyzes PRs for security vulnerabilities, highlighting issues directly in the UI.
- PRotect Probot – A GitHub bot that automatically reviews PRs, comments on vulnerable code, and enforces security policies.
- Code Testing Repository – A repository containing test cases and vulnerable code samples for evaluating PRotect's capabilities.
- Scans PRs for vulnerabilities such as SQL injection, XSS, and insecure coding patterns.
- Identifies vulnerable lines of code and provides explanations.
- Displays security scores and risk levels in an intuitive interface.
- Analyzes PRs automatically and assigns a security score.
- If the security score is below 40, the PR is automatically closed.
- Adds inline comments on vulnerable lines, guiding developers on security improvements.
- A developer opens a PR.
- PRotect scans the PR for security risks.
- If vulnerabilities are found:
- The Chrome Extension highlights them in the PR interface and provides explanations.
- The Probot places inline comments on affected lines and may close the PR if the score is too low.
- PRotect Chrome Extension – The browser extension for reviewing PRs.
- PRotect Probot – The GitHub bot for automated security enforcement.
- Code Testing – A repository containing sample PRs with known vulnerabilities for testing PRotect.
We welcome contributions to improve PRotect. If you're interested, check out the respective repository’s CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.
For issues or feature requests, open a GitHub issue in the relevant repository.
