Does BrassCoders Work With Django REST Framework?
Yes — BrassCoders scans DRF views, serializers, and settings files. Semgrep includes Django-specific rules, and Bandit catches SQL injection and secrets in DRF route handlers.
Yes — DRF Code Scans the Same as Any Python
BrassCoders scans Django REST Framework projects at the Python source level — views, serializers, permissions, and settings files all go through the full scanner suite, with no DRF-specific configuration required.
Django REST Framework (https://www.django-rest-framework.org/) is a Django extension. BrassCoders works with any Django or DRF project by scanning the Python files directly. The scanners have no dependency on how the project is structured or which framework is in use.
Run brasscoders scan . from your project root. The scan covers all .py files in the tree — your views.py, serializers.py, models.py, settings.py, and any custom permission classes or authentication backends.
What BrassCoders Catches in DRF Projects
BrassCoders’s Semgrep scanner includes Django-specific rules that catch DRF-relevant patterns: SQL injection via raw ORM queries, missing permission_classes on ViewSet subclasses, and DEBUG = True in Django settings files.
Semgrep’s Django ruleset (https://semgrep.dev/p/django) catches the most common DRF security issues AI coding assistants introduce: raw SQL via .execute() with f-string or string format patterns, missing authentication on viewsets, and ALLOWED_HOSTS set to ['*'] in settings.
Bandit flags insecure deserialization (pickle.loads() in API handlers), hardcoded SECRET_KEY values in settings, and subprocess calls in view logic. The detect-secrets scanner catches API keys and tokens in DRF configuration files.
The AI-pattern scanner checks imports against PyPI — relevant for DRF because AI assistants occasionally hallucinate DRF extension package names that don’t exist. The scan catches those before they cause runtime ImportError in production.
No .brassignore or special configuration is needed for a DRF project. BrassCoders’s defaults are appropriate for Django applications.
Install BrassCoders with pip install brasscoders and run brasscoders scan . from your project root. The OSS core is free and Apache 2.0 licensed. BrassCoders Paid adds semantic noise reduction for $12/dev/month.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does BrassCoders have DRF-specific rules?
BrassCoders's Semgrep scanner includes Django-specific rules (semgrep.dev/p/django) that cover DRF-relevant patterns: SQL injection via raw ORM queries, missing permission_classes on ViewSet subclasses, and DEBUG = True in settings. The rules apply to any Django or DRF project without configuration.
What security issues does BrassCoders find in DRF APIs?
The most common BrassCoders findings in DRF projects: SQL injection via .execute() with string formatting (Bandit B608), hardcoded SECRET_KEY in settings (detect-secrets), missing authentication on APIView subclasses (Semgrep Django rules), subprocess calls in view logic (Bandit B603), and pickle.loads() in deserialization handlers (Bandit B301).
Does BrassCoders scan Django settings.py?
Yes — settings.py is a Python file and scans like any other. BrassCoders catches DEBUG = True, ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*'], hardcoded SECRET_KEY values, and database credentials embedded in the file. These are some of the highest-severity findings in Django projects.
Does BrassCoders work with Django without DRF?
Yes — BrassCoders scans any Python codebase regardless of which web framework is in use. Django projects without DRF (using Django's built-in views and forms) scan identically. The Semgrep Django ruleset applies to both.