Security Audit Standards

Active Hooks

1. Secret Detection

Trigger: PreToolUse (Edit/Write)
Action: Scans content for:

• API Keys (OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS)
• Bearer Tokens
• Private Keys
• GitHub Tokens

2. File Protection

Trigger: PreToolUse (Edit/Write)
Action: Warns on modification of:

• Lock files (package-lock.json, poetry.lock)
• Secrets directories (.env, credentials/)
• Git internals

Configuration

Patterns are defined in:

• plugins/verify/hooks/scripts/security-check.py
• plugins/verify/hooks/scripts/protect-files.py

Manual Audit Protocol

Phase 1: Discovery

1. Identify Project Context: Programming languages, config files, dependencies
2. Locate Targets: Source files, configuration files, dependency manifests
3. Check Frameworks: Security libraries or frameworks in use

Phase 2: Scanning

Secret Detection:

• API keys: /api[_-]?key["\s]*[:=]["\s]*[a-zA-Z0-9]{20,}/
• Tokens: /token["\s]*[:=]["\s]*[a-zA-Z0-9]{20,}/
• Passwords: /(password|passwd|pwd)["\s]*[:=]["\s]*["'][^"']{6,}["']/
• Private keys: /-----BEGIN.*PRIVATE KEY-----/

OWASP Top 10 Detection:

• Injection flaws (SQL, NoSQL, OS command injection)
• Broken authentication
• Sensitive data exposure
• XML external entities (XXE)
• Broken access control
• Security misconfiguration
• Cross-site scripting (XSS)
• Insecure deserialization
• Using components with known vulnerabilities
• Insufficient logging & monitoring

Anti-Patterns:

• Unsafe eval() or exec() usage
• Hardcoded cryptographic keys
• Weak random number generation
• Missing input validation
• Insecure file operations
• Path traversal vulnerabilities
• Command injection vectors

Phase 3: Reporting

Structured Security Report:

# Security Audit Report

## Executive Summary
- Total files scanned: [N]
- Critical issues: [N]
- High severity: [N]
- Medium severity: [N]
- Low severity: [N]

## Critical Findings
[Critical security issues requiring immediate attention]

## High Severity
[Significant vulnerabilities]

## Medium Severity
[Potential security concerns]

## Low Severity
[Best practice violations]

## Recommendations
[Priority-ordered remediation steps]