streamflow/docs/SECURITY_IMPLEMENTATION.md

🔒 Security Implementation Summary

✅ Implemented Features

SAST (Static Application Security Testing)

• ✅ ESLint Security Plugin: Scans for code vulnerabilities
• ✅ Semgrep: Advanced static analysis with security rules
• ✅ NPM Audit: Dependency vulnerability scanning
• ✅ Snyk: Commercial-grade security scanning (optional)
• ✅ Docker Security: Trivy & Dockle for container scanning

DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing)

• ✅ OWASP ZAP Baseline: Quick security scanning
• ✅ OWASP ZAP Full Scan: Comprehensive penetration testing

Automation

• ✅ GitHub Actions Workflow: Runs on every push/PR
• ✅ Scheduled Scans: Daily security checks at 2 AM
• ✅ Pre-commit Hook: Catches issues before commit
• ✅ Local Testing Script: ./scripts/security-check.sh

Security Checks

• ✅ SQL Injection detection
• ✅ XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) detection
• ✅ Hardcoded credentials detection
• ✅ Vulnerable dependency detection
• ✅ Security misconfigurations
• ✅ Sensitive data exposure
• ✅ Authentication/session issues
• ✅ Remote code execution risks

🚀 Quick Start

Run Local Security Scan

./scripts/security-check.sh

Run Backend Security Checks

cd backend
npm run security:check

Run Frontend Security Checks

cd frontend
npm run security:check

📊 Continuous Monitoring

Security scans run automatically:

1. On every push to main/develop branches
2. On every pull request
3. Daily at 2 AM (scheduled)
4. Before every commit (pre-commit hook)

📁 Key Files

.github/workflows/security-scan.yml  # GitHub Actions workflow
.zap/rules.tsv                       # OWASP ZAP rules
backend/.eslintrc.js                 # Backend security linting
frontend/.eslintrc.js                # Frontend security linting
scripts/security-check.sh            # Local security testing
.git/hooks/pre-commit                # Pre-commit security hook
docs/SECURITY_TESTING.md             # Detailed documentation

🔍 What Gets Scanned

Code (SAST)

• SQL injection vulnerabilities
• XSS vulnerabilities
• Command injection
• Unsafe regular expressions
• Eval usage
• Hardcoded secrets
• Insecure randomness
• Path traversal
• Authentication bypasses

Dependencies

• Known CVEs in npm packages
• Outdated dependencies
• License compliance issues

Docker Images

• Base image vulnerabilities
• Misconfigurations
• Best practice violations

Running Application (DAST)

• Authentication flaws
• Session management
• Security headers
• HTTPS/TLS configuration
• CSRF protection
• Cookie security
• Input validation
• API security

📈 Viewing Results

GitHub Interface

1. Go to Actions tab → Security Testing workflow
2. Go to Security tab → Code scanning
3. Download Artifacts for detailed reports

Local Output

./scripts/security-check.sh
# Outputs color-coded results with actionable insights

⚙️ Rate Limiting Implementation

Comprehensive API rate limiting protects all endpoints:

• Authentication: 5 requests / 15 minutes
• Modifications: 30 requests / 15 minutes
• Read Operations: 100 requests / 15 minutes
• Heavy Operations: 10 requests / 15 minutes
• Backups: 3 requests / hour
• General API: 200 requests / 15 minutes

🛡️ Security Best Practices

1. Never commit secrets - Use environment variables
2. Review alerts promptly - Check GitHub Security tab
3. Keep dependencies updated - Run npm audit fix
4. Test before pushing - Use local security script
5. Review scan reports - Download and analyze artifacts

📚 Documentation

Full documentation: docs/SECURITY_TESTING.md

🎯 Next Steps

1. Set up Snyk token in GitHub Secrets (optional)
2. Review and customize .zap/rules.tsv for your needs
3. Run initial security scan: ./scripts/security-check.sh
4. Monitor GitHub Security tab for alerts
5. Schedule time to review weekly security reports