The Problem
Security engineers, penetration‑test teams, and automotive developers need a single, curated source of publicly‑available material on vehicle intrusion techniques, research papers, tooling, and community contacts. Scattered across blogs, conference talks, and vendor sites, the information is hard to locate and keep up‑to‑date.
What This Does
README.md provides the core index, organized into logical sections (Learn, Projects, Hardware, Software, Companies & Jobs, etc.). Each entry is a markdown link to an external resource, with occasional brief annotations. The repository also includes config.yml, which is a Jekyll configuration file used by the original awesome‑list template to render the page on GitHub Pages. Two GIFs in assets/ (carhacking.gif, carhackingjeep.gif) supply visual branding for the rendered list. LICENSE (MIT) and contributing.md outline reuse permissions and the process for adding new entries.
How To Use It
Consume the list – open README.md locally or view the rendered GitHub page. No build step is required. Add or update entries – fork the repo, edit README.md following the existing markdown structure, and submit a pull request. Contribution guidelines are in contributing.md. Publish a static site (optional) – if you want a dedicated site, run Jekyll with the provided config:
Prerequisite: Ruby + Jekyll installed
gem install jekyll jekyll serve # uses _config.yml, renders README as index.html
If you only need the raw list, skip the Jekyll step.
Real‑World Use
A vehicle‑security team can clone the repo and grep for relevant categories:
git clone https://github.com/jaredthecoder/awesome-vehicle-security.git cd awesome-vehicle-security grep -i "CAN" -A2 README.md # quickly locate CAN‑bus tooling references
The resulting URLs can be added to internal knowledge bases, used to brief new hires, or serve as a checklist for penetration‑test preparation.
Code Health & Issues
Medium – No automated tests – repository contains only documentation; no test files exist to verify link validity or formatting (README.md is the sole functional artifact). Medium – No CI/CD pipeline – there is no .github/workflows/ or other CI config, so link rot or formatting errors are not automatically caught. Low – Limited contribution safeguards – contributing.md describes the process, but no CODEOWNERS or protected branch rules are present, increasing the risk of accidental breakage. Low – Static assets only – GIFs are small and appropriate; no large binary assets that could bloat the repo. None – License present – MIT license in LICENSE clearly permits reuse.
The Bottom Line
awesome-vehicle-security is a well‑structured, community‑driven index of vehicle‑security references, suitable for teams that need a quick, searchable catalogue of articles, tools, and contacts. The repo lacks any executable code, test coverage, or CI, which is acceptable for a curated list but means maintenance relies on manual review. Adopt it as a reference library; consider adding a simple link‑checking CI workflow to keep the list reliable over time.