Overview
CeloHT should establish a formal security review program for critical software, infrastructure, smart contracts, and integrations.
The objective is to identify vulnerabilities before they affect users and to provide a repeatable process for independent security assessment as the project evolves.
Objectives
- Define when independent security reviews are required.
- Establish internal security review procedures.
- Prioritize critical components for assessment.
- Document audit findings and remediation.
- Track unresolved security risks.
- Improve transparency around security reviews.
- Establish a process for reassessment after major changes.
Scope
Security reviews should consider, where applicable:
- Smart contracts
- Web applications
- APIs
- Authentication systems
- Authorization systems
- Wallet integrations
- Blockchain integrations
- Infrastructure
- CI/CD pipelines
- Sensitive data processing
- Critical dependencies
Review Levels
The project may use different levels of assessment:
Internal Review
Performed by qualified project contributors before significant releases.
Peer Review
Performed by experienced external or community reviewers where appropriate.
Independent Audit
Performed by an independent security professional or security firm for high-risk components when resources and project maturity justify it.
Audit Process
The process should include:
- Define scope.
- Identify critical assets.
- Prepare documentation.
- Conduct review.
- Record findings.
- Classify severity.
- Remediate issues.
- Retest fixes.
- Document final status.
- Publish appropriate results.
Transparency
Public security reports should communicate appropriate information such as:
- Audit date
- Scope
- Reviewer
- Methodology where available
- Findings
- Severity
- Remediation status
Sensitive exploit details should not be published before appropriate remediation.
CeloHT should never claim that a system is "fully secure" solely because it has undergone an audit.
Smart Contract Requirements
Critical production smart contracts should receive security review appropriate to their risk before deployment.
Significant contract modifications should trigger reassessment.
Deliverables
- Security review policy
- Audit checklist
- Security assessment schedule
- Finding-tracking process
- Remediation workflow
- Retest procedure
- Public security review record where appropriate
Success Criteria
This issue is complete when CeloHT has a repeatable security assessment process that identifies high-risk components, tracks security findings through remediation, and establishes appropriate independent review for critical systems.
The program should integrate with CeloHT's security, incident response, smart contract, and release-management frameworks.
Overview
CeloHT should establish a formal security review program for critical software, infrastructure, smart contracts, and integrations.
The objective is to identify vulnerabilities before they affect users and to provide a repeatable process for independent security assessment as the project evolves.
Objectives
Scope
Security reviews should consider, where applicable:
Review Levels
The project may use different levels of assessment:
Internal Review
Performed by qualified project contributors before significant releases.
Peer Review
Performed by experienced external or community reviewers where appropriate.
Independent Audit
Performed by an independent security professional or security firm for high-risk components when resources and project maturity justify it.
Audit Process
The process should include:
Transparency
Public security reports should communicate appropriate information such as:
Sensitive exploit details should not be published before appropriate remediation.
CeloHT should never claim that a system is "fully secure" solely because it has undergone an audit.
Smart Contract Requirements
Critical production smart contracts should receive security review appropriate to their risk before deployment.
Significant contract modifications should trigger reassessment.
Deliverables
Success Criteria
This issue is complete when CeloHT has a repeatable security assessment process that identifies high-risk components, tracks security findings through remediation, and establishes appropriate independent review for critical systems.
The program should integrate with CeloHT's security, incident response, smart contract, and release-management frameworks.