Security Audit Skill

This skill performs security audits of the ActivityTracking application.

When to Use

•Before production deployment
•After major security-related changes
•Regular security reviews (quarterly recommended)
•Investigating potential security issues

Security Audit Checklist

1. Authentication & Authorization

JWT Token Security

• JWT_SECRET is 256-bit minimum
• JWT_SECRET stored in environment variable, not code
• Access token expiration set (24 hours recommended)
• Refresh token expiration set (7 days recommended)
• Token revocation implemented for logout/password changes
• Rate limiting on auth endpoints (5 req/min configured)

powershell

# Check for hardcoded secrets
git grep -i "jwt.secret\s*=" src/
git grep -i "Bearer\s+[A-Za-z0-9-_=]+\.[A-Za-z0-9-_=]+\.[A-Za-z0-9-_=]+" src/

Password Security

• Passwords hashed with BCrypt (strength 10+)
• Password expiration policy enforced (90 days)
• Password history prevents reuse
• Account lockout after failed attempts (5 attempts)
• Password complexity requirements enforced (12+ chars, mixed case)

java

// Verify BCrypt strength
@Bean
public PasswordEncoder passwordEncoder() {
    return new BCryptPasswordEncoder(12);  // Strength 12 recommended
}

Role-Based Access Control

• @PreAuthorize annotations on sensitive methods
• Principal validation in controllers
• User can only access their own data
• Admin-only endpoints properly protected

bash

# Find methods without @PreAuthorize that should have it
grep -r "public.*delete\|public.*update" src/main/java/com/ammons/taskactivity/service/ | grep -v "@PreAuthorize"

2. Input Validation

SQL Injection Prevention

• All queries use parameterized queries
• No string concatenation in SQL
• @Query annotations use :param syntax

bash

# Find potential SQL injection vulnerabilities
grep -r "\"SELECT.*+\|\"INSERT.*+\|\"UPDATE.*+" src/

XSS Prevention

• Thymeleaf templates use th:text (not th:utext)
• User input sanitized before display
• Content-Security-Policy header configured

bash

# Check for unsafe Thymeleaf usage
grep -r "th:utext" src/main/resources/templates/

File Upload Security

• Magic number validation for file types
• File size limits enforced (max 10MB)
• Filename sanitization implemented
• Files stored outside web root

java

// Verify magic number validation exists
private boolean isValidFileType(byte[] fileBytes) {
    // JPEG: FF D8 FF
    // PNG: 89 50 4E 47
    // PDF: 25 50 44 46
}

3. Sensitive Data Exposure

Environment Variables

• All secrets in environment variables
• No secrets in application.properties
• .env file in .gitignore

powershell

# Check for exposed secrets in git history
git log -p | grep -i "password\|secret\|key" | grep -v "\.md"

# Check for secrets in committed files
git grep -i "password.*=\|secret.*=\|key.*=" | grep -v "\.example\|\.md"

Logging

• Passwords never logged
• JWT tokens never logged
• Credit card numbers never logged
• PII properly redacted in logs

bash

# Check for potential secret logging
grep -r "log.*password\|log.*token\|log.*secret" src/ --include="*.java"

4. Security Headers

Check SecurityConfig for proper headers:

java

@Bean
public SecurityFilterChain securityFilterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
    http
        .headers(headers -> headers
            .frameOptions().deny()  // ✅ X-Frame-Options
            .contentSecurityPolicy("default-src 'self'")  // ✅ CSP
            .xssProtection().block(true)  // ✅ XSS Protection
            .contentTypeOptions().disable()  // ❌ Should be enabled
        );
}

Required Headers:

• X-Frame-Options: DENY
• Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'
• X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
• Referrer-Policy: no-referrer
• Permissions-Policy: geolocation=(), microphone=(), camera=()
• Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS in production)

5. CORS Configuration

properties

# Production - Strict
cors.allowed-origins=https://yourdomain.com

# Development - Permissive (OK)
cors.allowed-origins=http://localhost:4200,http://localhost:8080

• CORS origins restricted in production
• Credentials allowed only for same-origin
• Methods limited to required set

6. Dependency Vulnerabilities

powershell

# Check for known vulnerabilities
./mvnw dependency:tree
./mvnw dependency-check:check

cd frontend
npm audit
npm audit fix

• All dependencies up-to-date
• No critical vulnerabilities
• No high vulnerabilities in production

7. API Security

Rate Limiting

• Rate limiting on auth endpoints
• Bucket4j configuration verified
• DDoS protection considered

java

// Verify rate limiting exists
@Configuration
public class RateLimitConfig {
    @Bean
    public Bucket createNewBucket() {
        return Bucket.builder()
            .addLimit(Bandwidth.classic(5, Refill.intervally(5, Duration.ofMinutes(1))))
            .build();
    }
}

API Endpoint Security

• All /api/* endpoints require JWT
• Proper HTTP methods used (POST for create, PUT for update)
• 401 Unauthorized returned for invalid tokens
• 403 Forbidden returned for insufficient permissions

bash

# Find API endpoints without security
grep -r "@GetMapping\|@PostMapping\|@PutMapping\|@DeleteMapping" src/main/java/com/ammons/taskactivity/controller/ -A 3 | grep -v "@PreAuthorize"

8. Database Security

• Database user has minimal permissions
• Database connection encrypted (SSL in production)
• Database credentials in Secrets Manager (AWS)
• Connection pooling configured properly

properties

# Check database configuration
spring.datasource.url=jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/taskactivity?ssl=true&sslmode=require

9. AWS Security (Production)

• IAM roles follow least privilege
• S3 bucket not publicly accessible
• S3 encryption at rest enabled
• RDS encryption enabled
• Security groups properly configured
• VPC with private subnets for ECS/RDS

powershell

# Check S3 bucket public access
aws s3api get-bucket-policy-status --bucket taskactivity-receipts-prod

# Check RDS encryption
aws rds describe-db-instances --db-instance-identifier taskactivity-db | jq '.DBInstances[0].StorageEncrypted'

10. Session Management

• JWT tokens have expiration
• Refresh tokens have expiration
• Token revocation on logout
• Token revocation on password change
• No session fixation vulnerabilities

Security Audit Report Template

markdown

# Security Audit Report

**Date:** January 19, 2026
**Auditor:** Dean Ammons
**Application:** ActivityTracking
**Version:** 0.0.1-SNAPSHOT

## Executive Summary

Overall Security Rating: [High/Medium/Low]

## Findings

### Critical Issues (Fix Immediately)

1. [Issue description]
    - **Risk:** [Description of risk]
    - **Remediation:** [How to fix]
    - **Priority:** Critical

### High Priority Issues

1. [Issue description]
    - **Risk:** [Description of risk]
    - **Remediation:** [How to fix]
    - **Priority:** High

### Medium Priority Issues

1. [Issue description]

### Low Priority Issues

1. [Issue description]

### Best Practices Recommendations

1. [Recommendation]

## Compliance Checklist

- [ ] OWASP Top 10 addressed
- [ ] PCI DSS compliance (if handling payments)
- [ ] GDPR compliance (if EU users)
- [ ] SOC 2 requirements (if applicable)

## Action Items

| Issue              | Priority | Owner | Due Date   | Status |
| ------------------ | -------- | ----- | ---------- | ------ |
| Fix exposed secret | Critical | Dean  | 2026-01-20 | Open   |

## Next Audit

Recommended: [3 months from now]

Quick Security Scan Commands

powershell

# Full security scan
.\scripts\security-scan.ps1

# Check for exposed secrets
git grep -i "password.*=\|secret.*=\|api.key.*=" | grep -v "\.md\|\.example"

# Check dependencies
./mvnw dependency-check:check
cd frontend && npm audit

# Check for SQL injection
grep -r "\"SELECT.*+\|\"INSERT.*+" src/

# Check for hardcoded IPs or URLs
grep -r "\d\{1,3\}\.\d\{1,3\}\.\d\{1,3\}\.\d\{1,3\}" src/ --include="*.java"

Remediation Priority

•
Critical - Fix within 24 hours
- •Exposed credentials
- •SQL injection vulnerabilities
- •Authentication bypass
•
High - Fix within 1 week
- •Missing authorization checks
- •XSS vulnerabilities
- •Weak encryption
•
Medium - Fix within 1 month
- •Missing security headers
- •Outdated dependencies
- •Weak password policy
•
Low - Fix in next sprint
- •Code style security issues
- •Documentation gaps
- •Logging improvements

Memory Bank References

•Check ai/project-overview.md for security features
•Check ai/architecture-patterns.md for security architecture
•Check docs/Security_Measures_and_Best_Practices.md for detailed security docs