This project implements enterprise-grade security scanning and follows security best practices for C++ API development.

• GitHub CodeQL: Comprehensive semantic analysis with security-extended queries
• Enhanced clang-tidy: Security-focused static analysis with cert-, bugprone-, and cppcoreguidelines-* rules
• cppcheck: Additional static analysis for memory safety and undefined behavior
• Compiler Security: Hardened build flags including stack protection and position-independent executables

• GitHub Dependabot: Automated vulnerability scanning for dependencies
• Dependency monitoring: Weekly scans for known vulnerabilities in:
  • MySQL Connector/C++
  • Poco C++ Libraries
  • Pistache HTTP framework
  • Google Test framework
  • System packages and build tools

• GitHub Secret Scanning: Automatic detection of exposed credentials
• Custom patterns: Project-specific secret detection rules
• Pre-commit hooks: Local secret detection (recommended)

• Software Bill of Materials (SBOM): Automatic generation via GitHub Actions
• Signed commits: Verification of contributor identity
• Protected branches: Required security reviews for main branch

• SQL Injection Prevention: Parameterized queries and input escaping in CSql class
• Input Validation Framework: Comprehensive validation in WebInputValidator
• JSON Input Validation: Schema-based validation with type checking
• Hash Verification: Optional input hash checking for integrity

• RAII Pattern: Resource management with automatic cleanup
• Smart Pointers: Prefer std::unique_ptr and std::shared_ptr
• Stack Protection: Compiler flags for buffer overflow protection
• Position Independent Executables: PIE enabled for address space randomization

• JWT Token Support: Token-based authentication system
• Session Management: Secure session handling
• CORS Policy: Configurable cross-origin request policies

For security vulnerabilities, please DO NOT create public issues.

Instead, please report security vulnerabilities through one of the following channels:

1. GitHub Security Advisories: Use the "Security" tab in this repository
2. Email: Send details to the project maintainer privately
3. Encrypted communication: Available upon request

• Description of the vulnerability
• Steps to reproduce
• Potential impact assessment
• Suggested fix (if available)
• Your contact information

• Acknowledgment: Within 48 hours
• Initial assessment: Within 7 days
• Security fix: Target 30 days for critical issues
• Public disclosure: After fix deployment or 90 days (whichever comes first)

1. Never commit secrets: Use environment variables or secure vaults
2. Validate all inputs: Assume all external input is malicious
3. Use safe functions: Avoid deprecated C functions prone to buffer overflows
4. Enable compiler warnings: Build with -Wall -Wextra
5. Run security tools: Use provided clang-tidy and cppcheck configurations
6. Update dependencies: Keep all libraries and tools current

1. Input fuzzing: Test with malformed and edge-case inputs
2. Boundary testing: Verify buffer and array bounds
3. Authentication bypass: Test all authentication mechanisms
4. SQL injection testing: Verify parameterized query implementation

• CodeQL: On every push and PR, weekly scheduled scans
• Dependabot: Weekly dependency vulnerability checks
• cppcheck: On every build in CI/CD pipeline
• clang-tidy security rules: On every build

• Required for all changes to authentication/authorization code
• Required for database interaction modifications
• Required for input validation changes
• Required for cryptographic implementations

1. Immediate containment: Remove vulnerable code or deploy hotfix
2. Impact assessment: Determine scope of potential damage
3. User notification: Inform users of security updates
4. Post-incident analysis: Review and improve security measures

• All security scans passing (CodeQL, cppcheck, clang-tidy)
• Dependencies scanned for vulnerabilities
• Security-focused code review completed
• Authentication/authorization testing passed
• Input validation testing passed
• Memory safety testing passed

• OWASP C++ Security Guidelines
• SEI CERT C++ Coding Standard
• CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors
• GitHub Security Best Practices

Security is a shared responsibility. Thank you for helping keep our project and community safe! 🛡️