# Security Audit

> RLS validation, security audits, OWASP compliance, and vulnerability scanning. Use when validating RLS policies, auditing API routes for auth, scanning for vulnerabilities, reviewing for exposed credentials, or performing pre-deployment security review. Do NOT use for routine feature development.

- Skill: `bybren-llc/security-audit-3` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 4 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add bybren-llc/security-audit-3`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/bybren-llc/security-audit-3/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Security
- Author: bybren-llc (https://skillmd.com/u/bybren-llc)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/bybren-llc/security-audit-3

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# Security Audit Skill

> **TEMPLATE**: This skill uses `{{PLACEHOLDER}}` tokens. Replace with your project values before use.

## Purpose

Guide security validation with RLS enforcement, OWASP compliance, and vulnerability detection following security-first architecture.

## When This Skill Applies

- Validating RLS policies
- Auditing API routes for auth
- Vulnerability scanning
- Pre-deployment security review
- Checking for exposed credentials
- Reviewing database access patterns

## Stop-the-Line Conditions

### FORBIDDEN Patterns

```typescript
// FORBIDDEN: Direct DB calls (bypass RLS)
const users = await db.user.findMany();
// Must use: withUserContext, withAdminContext, or withSystemContext

// FORBIDDEN: Missing authentication on protected routes
export async function GET(req: Request) {
  return getUserData(); // No auth check before accessing user data
}

// FORBIDDEN: Exposed credentials
const API_KEY = "sk_live_abc123"; // Hardcoded secret

// FORBIDDEN: SQL injection vulnerability
const query = `SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ${userId}`; // Interpolated
```

### CORRECT Patterns

```typescript
// CORRECT: RLS context wrapper
const users = await withUserContext(db, userId, async (client) => {
  return client.user.findMany();
});

// CORRECT: Auth check before data access
export async function GET(req: Request) {
  const { userId } = await auth();
  if (!userId) {
    return new Response("Unauthorized", { status: 401 });
  }
  return getUserData(userId);
}

// CORRECT: Environment variables for secrets
const API_KEY = process.env.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY;

// CORRECT: Parameterized queries
const user = await db.$queryRaw`SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ${userId}`;
```

## Security Audit Checklist

### 1. RLS Validation

- [ ] All database operations use context wrappers
- [ ] No direct DB calls in route handlers
- [ ] User isolation verified (user A cannot see user B's data)
- [ ] Admin operations properly scoped

```bash
# Find potential RLS bypasses
grep -r "db\." --include="*.ts" app/ lib/ | grep -v "withUserContext\|withAdminContext\|withSystemContext"
```

### 2. Authentication Checks

- [ ] All protected routes verify authentication
- [ ] Auth provider called before data access
- [ ] Proper 401/403 responses for unauthorized

```bash
# Find routes missing auth checks
grep -r "export async function" --include="route.ts" app/ | head -20
# Manually verify each has auth check
```

### 3. Credential Scanning

- [ ] No hardcoded secrets in code
- [ ] No API keys in client-side code
- [ ] Environment variables used correctly

```bash
# Scan for potential secrets
grep -rE "(sk_live|pk_live|password|secret|key)" --include="*.ts" --include="*.tsx" | grep -v "process.env\|.env"
```

### 4. Dependency Vulnerabilities

```bash
# Run security audit
npm audit
# or
pip audit

# Check for high/critical vulnerabilities
npm audit --audit-level=high
```

### 5. Input Validation

- [ ] User input validated with schemas (Zod, Pydantic, etc.)
- [ ] No raw query interpolation
- [ ] File upload restrictions in place

## OWASP Top 10 Checklist

| Risk                 | Check                            | Status |
| -------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ |
| A01 Broken Access    | RLS enforced, auth on all routes | [ ]    |
| A02 Crypto Failures  | Secrets in env vars only         | [ ]    |
| A03 Injection        | Parameterized queries, schemas   | [ ]    |
| A04 Insecure Design  | Auth-first pattern followed      | [ ]    |
| A05 Misconfiguration | Prod env properly secured        | [ ]    |
| A06 Vulnerable Deps  | Dependency audit clean           | [ ]    |
| A07 Auth Failures    | Auth integration correct         | [ ]    |
| A08 Data Integrity   | RLS prevents tampering           | [ ]    |
| A09 Logging Failures | Security events logged           | [ ]    |
| A10 SSRF             | External URLs validated          | [ ]    |

## Security Validation Commands

```bash
# Complete security check
{{SECURITY_AUDIT_COMMAND}}

# RLS bypass detection
grep -r "db\." --include="*.ts" app/ lib/ | wc -l
# Compare with context wrapper count

# Secret detection
grep -rE "sk_|pk_|password=" . --include="*.ts"
```

## Pre-Deployment Security Review

Before ANY production deployment:

- [ ] Dependency audit shows no high/critical issues
- [ ] RLS policies validated
- [ ] No new direct DB calls
- [ ] Environment variables documented
- [ ] Backup taken before migration
- [ ] Rollback plan documented

## Security Audit Report Template

```markdown
## Security Audit Report - {{TICKET_PREFIX}}-XXX

### Summary
- **Date**: [date]
- **Auditor**: Security Engineer
- **Scope**: [what was audited]

### Findings
| Severity | Issue | Location | Status |
| -------- | ----- | -------- | ------ |
| HIGH     | ...   | ...      | FIXED  |
| MEDIUM   | ...   | ...      | OPEN   |

### RLS Validation
- [x] All tables have RLS enabled
- [x] User isolation verified
- [x] Admin policies scoped correctly

### Recommendations
1. [recommendation]
2. [recommendation]

### Approval
- [ ] Security Engineer approves
- [ ] Ready for deployment
```

## Authoritative References

- **Security Architecture**: `docs/guides/SECURITY_FIRST_ARCHITECTURE.md`
- **RLS Implementation**: `docs/database/RLS_IMPLEMENTATION_GUIDE.md`
- **RLS Policies**: `docs/database/RLS_POLICY_CATALOG.md`
- **OWASP Top 10**: https://owasp.org/Top10/