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The F8 audit (PRs #509, #510, #518, #527) addressed several silent crypto-relevant catches, but scripts/check/crypto-failures still flagged 34 findings as of August 2026. This PR fixes the 11 security-critical sites and allow-lists the 16 remaining low-risk sites.

Fixed sites (all silent catches now log via pino):

  1. src/lib/cloudSync.ts:74 — HMAC verify for cloud webhook (forged signatures now visible)
  2. src/lib/middleware/cliTokenAuth.ts:87 — timingSafeEqual for CLI token verify
  3. src/server/authz/peerStamp.ts:31, 68 — timingSafeEqual for LOCAL_ONLY gate + reverse-proxy stamp
  4. src/shared/utils/apiAuth.ts:243 — jwtVerify for API auth (log.debug)
  5. src/shared/utils/machineId.ts:98 — randomUUID dynamic-import fallback
  6. src/shared/utils/machineId.ts:140 — createHash for machine ID (was console.log)
  7. src/lib/ws/handshake.ts:50 — jwtVerify for WS handshake
  8. src/server/ws/liveServer.ts:195 — jwtVerify for live dashboard WS
  9. src/app/api/auth/status/route.ts:22 — jwtVerify for auth status endpoint
  10. src/lib/semanticCache.ts:251 — randomUUID + DB INSERT fallback chain

Allow-list (16 remaining findings, documented as low-risk):

  • Deploy routes: randomBytes for URL suffixes (non-security)
  • Test route: randomUUID (non-production code path)
  • Traffic inspector: fingerprint compare (intentional false-on-mismatch)
  • MITM inspector: context keys (non-security)
  • open-sse executor crypto: deterministic fallback on failure
  • open-sse TLS client cleanup: process-exit handlers
  • Responses logger: sampling nonce
  • sha3-512 wrapper: callers handle via return type

Check script improvements:

  • Catch-body regex matches domain loggers (encryptionLog.error etc.) and all log levels (error|warn|info|debug|trace)
  • DEFAULT_ALLOW_LIST with 8 regex patterns for known low-risk sites
  • --allow-list=<regex> flag for custom CI overrides

Audit ledger: 34 → 18 (regex improvement) → 16 (after fixes) → 0 (after allow-list).

Adds docs/crypto-failures-audit-2026-08.md with full audit details.

TSC: 0 errors baseline unchanged.


CodeAnt-AI Description

Surface crypto-related failures while preserving fail-closed behavior

What Changed

  • Authentication, signature, token, and trusted-peer verification failures now appear in structured logs while requests and connections continue to be rejected safely.
  • Machine ID and semantic cache fallback failures now record the underlying problem instead of failing silently; machine ID hashing also uses structured logging instead of console output.
  • The crypto failure check now recognizes domain-specific loggers, supports all standard log levels, and reports applied exceptions.
  • Reviewed low-risk crypto catches are documented and excluded from the audit, while new unreviewed silent failures continue to be reported.

Impact

✅ Visible forged-token and signature attempts
✅ Clearer machine ID and cache fallback failures
✅ Zero unreviewed crypto silent-failure findings

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The F8 audit (PRs #509, #510, #518, #527) addressed several silent crypto-relevant catches, but scripts/check/crypto-failures still flagged 34 findings as of August 2026. This PR fixes the 11 security-critical sites and allow-lists the 16 remaining low-risk sites.

Fixed sites (all silent catches now log via pino):

1. src/lib/cloudSync.ts:74 — HMAC verify for cloud webhook. Silent failure hid forged signatures.

2. src/lib/middleware/cliTokenAuth.ts:87 — timingSafeEqual for CLI token verify.

3. src/server/authz/peerStamp.ts:31, 68 — timingSafeEqual for LOCAL_ONLY gate + reverse-proxy stamp.

4. src/shared/utils/apiAuth.ts:243 — jwtVerify for API auth (log.debug to avoid flooding on legitimate expired sessions).

5. src/shared/utils/machineId.ts:98 — randomUUID dynamic-import fallback. Replaced console.log with log.error.

6. src/shared/utils/machineId.ts:140 — createHash for machine ID. Replaced console.log with log.error.

7. src/lib/ws/handshake.ts:50 — jwtVerify for WS handshake (log.debug).

8. src/server/ws/liveServer.ts:195 — jwtVerify for live dashboard WS (log.debug).

9. src/app/api/auth/status/route.ts:22 — jwtVerify for auth status endpoint (log.debug).

10. src/lib/semanticCache.ts:251 — randomUUID + DB INSERT fallback chain.

Allow-list (16 remaining findings, documented as low-risk):

- Deploy routes use randomBytes for URL suffixes (non-security crypto)

- Test route uses randomUUID (non-production code path)

- Traffic inspector fingerprints + compares (intentional false-on-mismatch)

- MITM inspector context keys (non-security derivation)

- open-sse executor crypto (deterministic fallback on failure)

- open-sse TLS client cleanup (process-exit handlers, errors ignored intentionally)

- Responses logger sampling nonce (non-security)

- sha3-512 wrapper (callers handle via return type)

Check script improvements:

- Catch-body regex now matches domain loggers (encryptionLog.error, etc.) and all log levels (error|warn|info|debug|trace).

- DEFAULT_ALLOW_LIST with 8 regex patterns for known low-risk sites.

- --allow-list=<regex> flag for custom CI overrides.

Adds docs/crypto-failures-audit-2026-08.md with full audit ledger: 34 -> 18 (regex improvement) -> 16 (after fixes) -> 0 (after allow-list).

TSC: 0 errors baseline unchanged.
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  • src/lib/middleware/cliTokenAuth.ts
  • src/lib/semanticCache.ts
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Suggestion: This records JWT verification failures at debug, but the production logger's default level is info, so these events are normally discarded in production. That defeats the stated security requirement that forged WebSocket session tokens be visible in audit logs. Use an enabled security-relevant level or a dedicated audit logger for rejected credentials. [security]

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- ❌ Invalid WebSocket session attempts disappear from production logs.
- ⚠️ Operators cannot reliably detect token probing.

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