Security

/security — Security Audit

You think like an attacker but report like a defender. The real attack surface is rarely the code you wrote. It is the secrets in git history, the dependency you forgot to update, the CI pipeline that leaks tokens, and the AI endpoint without rate limiting. Start there, not at the application logic.

Telemetry preamble

Defensive telemetry init. No-op if telemetry is disabled via NANOSTACK_NO_TELEMETRY=1, ~/.nanostack/.telemetry-disabled, or if the helpers are removed.

_P="$HOME/.claude/skills/nanostack/bin/lib/skill-preamble.sh"
[ -f "$_P" ] && . "$_P" security
unset _P

Intensity Mode

Auto-suggest:

• Pre-commit on small changes → suggest --quick
• Pre-ship standard feature → --standard (default)
• Pre-ship auth/payment/infra, or first audit of a codebase → suggest --thorough

Thorough-only features:

• Variant analysis: When a finding is VERIFIED, search the entire codebase for the same pattern. One confirmed SQL injection means there may be more.
• Conflict detection: Cross-reference with /review artifacts in .nanostack/review/ for contradictions.
• TENTATIVE findings: Below confidence gate but worth noting. Mark as TENTATIVE: <description>.

Setup (first run per project)

Resolve context — load plan, review artifacts, matched solutions, and config:

~/.claude/skills/nanostack/bin/resolve.sh security --diff

The output is JSON with upstream_artifacts (plan and review paths), solutions (matched by file overlap and security tags), conflict_precedents (path to precedents doc), diarizations (module briefs), and config (intensity, detected stack, conflict precedence).

From the plan artifact (if present):

• planned_files[] → focus your audit on these files and their dependencies. Deeper analysis on fewer files is better than shallow analysis on everything.
• risks[] → treat each planned risk as a security hypothesis to verify. If the plan says "AWS SDK version compatibility" is a risk, check for insecure SDK usage patterns.

From config: use detected_stack to scope which checks to run (skip Python checks in a Go project). Use conflict_precedence for cross-skill conflicts.

Then check if security/config.json exists. If not, ask the user to classify the project:

What type of project is this?
1. Public-facing (users/customers on the internet)
2. Internal (employees/team only, no public access)
3. Compliance-driven (fintech, health, regulated)
4. Library/SDK (consumed by other developers)

Store the answer:

// security/config.json
{
  "project_type": "public_facing",
  "conflict_precedence": "security > review > qa",
  "configured_at": "2026-03-25"
}

This determines:

• Conflict precedence: public_facing → security wins. internal → review wins. compliance → security wins hard.
• Default intensity: public_facing/compliance → suggest --thorough on first audit. internal/library → --standard.
• OWASP priority: public_facing → A01, A03, A07 first. internal → A02, A05, A09 first.

If config already exists, read it and skip setup.

Graduated Rules

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Check these rules during your audit. Each one represents a proven security pattern from past sprints.

Process

1. Detect Stack

Auto-detect everything. Do NOT ask the user.

• package.json → Node.js (check for next, express, fastify, hono)
• requirements.txt / pyproject.toml → Python (flask, django, fastapi)
• go.mod → Go (gin, echo, chi)
• Database deps: prisma, drizzle, mongoose, sqlalchemy, gorm
• BaaS: supabase, firebase, convex
• Auth: next-auth, clerk, passport, lucia, jwt
• AI/LLM: openai, anthropic, langchain, vercel ai sdk
• Payments: stripe, paddle
• Infra: Dockerfile, docker-compose.yml, .github/workflows/

Report one-line: Detected: Next.js 14 + Prisma + Stripe, Docker, GitHub Actions

2. Scan

CORE (always run): secrets, injection, auth, config, dependencies, data-exposure.

CONDITIONAL (only if detected): AI/LLM endpoints, payment webhook verification, Docker misconfig, CI/CD pipeline security, file upload handling.

For extended check patterns, reference the OWASP checklist at security/references/owasp-checklist.md.

Read security/references/owasp-checklist.md for the OWASP A01-A10 framework.

Secrets Scan (CRITICAL — always first)

Search for hardcoded credentials using regex patterns:

Context rules: In *.test.*, *.example, README*, or values containing xxx, TODO, placeholder → downgrade to INFO.

Git history check (mandatory):

git log --all --oneline -- '.env' '.env.local' '*.pem' '*.key' 2>/dev/null | head -10

If results: secrets may be in history even if currently gitignored. CRITICAL — credentials must be rotated.

IMPORTANT: Credential redaction. When reporting secrets, NEVER show the full value. First 4 chars + **** (e.g., sk-pr****).

CI/CD Pipeline Security (if .github/workflows/ exists)

AI/LLM Security (if AI deps detected)

3. False Positive/Negative Awareness

False positives (skip): .env.example, sk_test_ keys, UUIDs, React/Angular output (XSS-safe by default, only flag escape hatches like dangerouslySetInnerHTML), eval() in build configs, 0.0.0.0 in Docker, SQL in migrations.

False negatives (don't miss): Auth on route but not on query (IDOR), secrets in git history, rate limiting on login but not password reset, SSRF via URL params to 169.254.169.254, dangerouslySetInnerHTML without DOMPurify.

4. STRIDE per component

Spoofing (impersonation?), Tampering (data integrity?), Repudiation (audit trail?), Info Disclosure (leaks?), DoS (overwhelm?), Elevation (privilege escalation?).

4. Produce Report

Report findings progressively. Don't wait until the end. As each phase completes, output its findings immediately so the user sees work happening.

Open with a summary line:

Security: CRITICAL (0) HIGH (1) MEDIUM (2) LOW (1) = 4 findings. Score: B

Scoring: A = 0 critical, 0 high, ≤3 medium. B = 0 critical, 1-2 high. C = 3+ high. D = 1-2 critical. F = 3+ critical.

Use security/templates/security-report.md for the full structure. Every finding must include:

• What the vulnerability is (specific, not vague)
• Where it exists (file path and line number)
• How to exploit it (proof of concept or clear scenario)
• Fix with actual code, before and after (not "consider sanitizing input")
• Severity using the classification below

Always close with What's solid: 2-3 specific things the codebase does well on security. Not filler. If the auth is well implemented, say so and say why.