What problem does it solve?
Django projects often ship with insecure defaults that expose authentication weaknesses, CSRF vulnerabilities, insecure headers, and risky deployment settings. This Skill consolidates security best practices into actionable guidance to help developers harden their Django apps from development through production.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Authentication hardening: enforce strong password policies and a robust custom user model where appropriate.
- Authorization and RBAC: define permissions and groups to implement least privilege across views and APIs.
- CSRF and XSS protections: configure CSRF middleware, secure cookies, and template escaping to mitigate common threats.
- Secure deployment: production-ready settings including HTTPS enforcement, HSTS, and secure headers.
- Secure coding patterns: use ORM-safe queries, input validation, and secrets management.
Quick Start
Enable production-ready security by turning off DEBUG, enforcing secure cookies, HTTPS, and robust CSRF and headers configuration in your Django project.