SeedPass/docs/security_readiness_checklist.md

SeedPass Security Readiness Checklist

Status legend: Not Started, In Progress, Blocked, Done

#	Area	Status	Owner	Evidence / Link
1	Threat model (attacker profiles, trust boundaries, assumptions)	Done	Security / Core	docs/threat_model.md (provisional approvals recorded 2026-02-25)
2	Crypto and key management review	Done	Security / Core	docs/crypto_key_management_review.md, src/tests/test_kdf_modes.py, src/tests/test_export_plaintext_policy.py
3	Secret handling and local data exposure hardening	Done	Core	docs/secret_handling_local_exposure_review.md, src/tests/test_memory_protection.py, src/tests/test_clipboard_utils.py, src/tests/test_fingerprint_encryption.py, src/tests/test_api_new_endpoints.py, src/tests/test_bip85_derivation_path.py
4	Backup and restore integrity validation	In Progress	Core / QA	src/tests/test_account_roundtrip_restore.py, src/tests/test_portable_backup.py
5	Nostr sync security and resilience validation	In Progress	Core / QA	src/tests/test_nostr_real.py, src/tests/test_nostr_index_size.py
6	Auth, lock/unlock, and access-control hardening	Done	Core	docs/auth_lock_unlock_access_review.md, src/tests/test_api_new_endpoints.py, src/tests/test_vault_lock_flag.py, src/tests/test_inactivity_lock.py, src/tests/test_unlock_sync.py
7	Testing gates and quality thresholds	In Progress	QA	scripts/check_critical_coverage.py, CI workflows
8	Supply chain and release integrity	In Progress	DevOps	docs/supply_chain_release_integrity.md, .github/workflows/release-integrity.yml, scripts/release_integrity.py, src/tests/test_release_integrity_utils.py
9	Operational readiness and incident runbooks	Not Started	Security / Ops
10	External audit and staged production rollout	Not Started	Maintainers

Exit Criteria Per Item

1. Threat model:

   • Assets, trust boundaries, and attacker capabilities documented.
   • Explicit assumptions and non-goals documented.
   • Top risks prioritized with mitigations and owners.

2. Crypto and key management:

   • Primitive/parameter review completed.
   • Nonce/key lifecycle reviewed.
   • Negative tests for corruption/tampering/wrong key path.

3. Secret handling:

   • No secret leakage in logs/temp files/exports by default.
   • Clipboard, memory lifetime, and file permission checks documented.

4. Backup/restore:

   • Seed-only recovery and encrypted export/import validated.
   • Corruption and checksum mismatch behavior validated.

5. Nostr:

   • Real-relay publish/retrieve/restore tested.
   • Failure modes (delay/outage/stale state) tested.

6. Auth/access:

   • Lock/unlock/timeout/quick unlock behavior reviewed with tests.

7. Testing gates:

   • Critical module coverage gates enforced.
   • Network and stress tests are opt-in and documented.

8. Supply chain:

   • Locked dependencies, CVE review process, signed artifacts/checksums.

9. Operational:

   • Incident playbooks and recovery drills documented.

10. External validation:

• Independent audit completed.
• Critical findings resolved before broad production use.

How To Use

1. Update each row with current status and owner.
2. Attach concrete evidence links (PRs, test files, docs, reports).
3. Treat Done as requiring evidence for all exit criteria.