---
library_name: peft
pipeline_tag: text-generation
license: bigcode-openrail-m
language:
  - code
base_model:
  - bigcode/starcoder2-15b-instruct-v0.1
tags:
  - securecode
  - security
  - owasp
  - code-generation
  - secure-coding
  - lora
  - qlora
  - vulnerability-detection
  - cybersecurity
datasets:
  - scthornton/securecode
model-index:
  - name: starcoder2-15b-securecode
    results: []
---

# StarCoder2 15B SecureCode

[![Parameters](https://img.shields.io/badge/parameters-15B-blue.svg)](#model-details) [![Dataset](https://img.shields.io/badge/dataset-2,185_examples-green.svg)](https://huggingface.co/datasets/scthornton/securecode) [![OWASP](https://img.shields.io/badge/OWASP-Top_10_2021_+_LLM_Top_10-red.svg)](#security-coverage) [![Method](https://img.shields.io/badge/method-QLoRA-purple.svg)](#training-details) [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-BigCode_OpenRAIL--M-orange.svg)](https://huggingface.co/spaces/bigcode/bigcode-model-license-agreement)

**Open-source flagship security-aware code generation model. Fine-tuned on 2,185 real-world vulnerability examples covering OWASP Top 10 2021 and OWASP LLM Top 10 2025.**

[Dataset](https://huggingface.co/datasets/scthornton/securecode) | [Paper](https://huggingface.co/papers/2512.18542) | [Model Collection](https://huggingface.co/collections/scthornton/securecode) | [perfecXion.ai](https://perfecxion.ai) | [Blog Post](https://huggingface.co/blog/scthornton/securecode-models)

---

## What This Model Does

StarCoder2 15B SecureCode generates security-aware code by teaching the model to recognize vulnerability patterns and produce secure implementations. Every training example includes:

- **Real-world incident grounding** — Tied to documented CVEs and breach reports
- **Vulnerable + secure implementations** — Side-by-side comparison
- **Attack demonstrations** — Concrete exploit code
- **Defense-in-depth guidance** — SIEM rules, logging, monitoring, infrastructure hardening

---

## Model Details

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| **Base Model** | [bigcode/starcoder2-15b-instruct-v0.1](https://huggingface.co/bigcode/starcoder2-15b-instruct-v0.1) |
| **Parameters** | 15B |
| **Architecture** | GPT-2 (StarCoder2) |
| **Method** | QLoRA (4-bit quantization + LoRA) |
| **LoRA Rank** | 16 |
| **LoRA Alpha** | 32 |
| **Training Data** | [scthornton/securecode](https://huggingface.co/datasets/scthornton/securecode) (2,185 examples) |
| **Training Time** | ~1h 40min |
| **Hardware** | 2x NVIDIA A100 40GB (GCP) |
| **Framework** | PEFT 0.18.1, Transformers 5.1.0, PyTorch 2.7.1 |

---

## Quick Start

```python
from transformers import AutoModelForCausalLM, AutoTokenizer
from peft import PeftModel

# Load base model + LoRA adapter
base_model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(
    "bigcode/starcoder2-15b-instruct-v0.1",
    device_map="auto",
    load_in_4bit=True
)
model = PeftModel.from_pretrained(base_model, "scthornton/starcoder2-15b-securecode")
tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained("scthornton/starcoder2-15b-securecode")

# Generate secure code
prompt = "Write a secure JWT authentication handler in Python with proper token validation"
inputs = tokenizer(prompt, return_tensors="pt").to(model.device)
outputs = model.generate(**inputs, max_new_tokens=512, temperature=0.7)
print(tokenizer.decode(outputs[0], skip_special_tokens=True))
```

---

## Training Details

| Hyperparameter | Value |
|----------------|-------|
| Learning Rate | 2e-4 |
| Batch Size | 1 |
| Gradient Accumulation | 16 |
| Epochs | 3 |
| Scheduler | Cosine |
| Warmup Steps | 100 |
| Optimizer | paged_adamw_8bit |
| Max Sequence Length | 2048 |

### Dataset Breakdown

| Component | Examples | Coverage |
|-----------|----------|----------|
| Web Security (OWASP Top 10:2021) | 1,378 | 12 languages, 9 frameworks |
| AI/ML Security (OWASP LLM Top 10:2025) | 750 | Prompt injection, RAG poisoning, model theft |
| Framework-Specific Additions | 219 | Django, Flask, Express, Spring Boot, etc. |
| **Total** | **2,185** | **Complete OWASP coverage** |

---

## SecureCode Model Collection

| Model | Parameters | Base | Training Time | Link |
|-------|------------|------|---------------|------|
| Llama 3.2 3B | 3B | Meta Llama 3.2 | 1h 5min | [scthornton/llama-3.2-3b-securecode](https://huggingface.co/scthornton/llama-3.2-3b-securecode) |
| Qwen Coder 7B | 7B | Qwen 2.5 Coder | 1h 24min | [scthornton/qwen-coder-7b-securecode](https://huggingface.co/scthornton/qwen-coder-7b-securecode) |
| CodeGemma 7B | 7B | Google CodeGemma | 1h 27min | [scthornton/codegemma-7b-securecode](https://huggingface.co/scthornton/codegemma-7b-securecode) |
| DeepSeek Coder 6.7B | 6.7B | DeepSeek Coder | 1h 15min | [scthornton/deepseek-coder-6.7b-securecode](https://huggingface.co/scthornton/deepseek-coder-6.7b-securecode) |
| CodeLlama 13B | 13B | Meta CodeLlama | 1h 32min | [scthornton/codellama-13b-securecode](https://huggingface.co/scthornton/codellama-13b-securecode) |
| Qwen Coder 14B | 14B | Qwen 2.5 Coder | 1h 19min | [scthornton/qwen2.5-coder-14b-securecode](https://huggingface.co/scthornton/qwen2.5-coder-14b-securecode) |
| **StarCoder2 15B** | **15B** | **BigCode StarCoder2** | **1h 40min** | **This model** |
| Granite 20B | 20B | IBM Granite Code | 1h 19min | [scthornton/granite-20b-code-securecode](https://huggingface.co/scthornton/granite-20b-code-securecode) |

---

## Citation

```bibtex
@misc{thornton2025securecode,
  title={SecureCode v2.0: A Production-Grade Dataset for Training Security-Aware Code Generation Models},
  author={Thornton, Scott},
  year={2025},
  publisher={perfecXion.ai},
  url={https://perfecxion.ai/articles/securecode-v2-dataset-paper.html},
  note={Model: https://huggingface.co/scthornton/starcoder2-15b-securecode}
}
```

---

## Links

- **Dataset**: [scthornton/securecode](https://huggingface.co/datasets/scthornton/securecode) (2,185 examples)
- **Paper**: [SecureCode v2.0](https://huggingface.co/papers/2512.18542)
- **Model Collection**: [SecureCode Models](https://huggingface.co/collections/scthornton/securecode) (8 models)
- **Blog Post**: [Training Security-Aware Code Models](https://huggingface.co/blog/scthornton/securecode-models)
- **Publisher**: [perfecXion.ai](https://perfecxion.ai)

---

## License

BigCode OpenRAIL-M