[DevOps/Security] Automated Static Security Analysis & Vulnerability Scanning Pipeline

[blurbeast]

Overview & Background

Security is critical for financial payment infrastructure. Implementing an automated security scanning pipeline in CI detects supply chain vulnerabilities, secret leaks, and static code vulnerabilities before pull requests are merged.

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Technical Specification & Architecture

1. Security Workflow (.github/workflows/security.yml):
   • Rust Audit: cargo audit for contract dependencies.
   • Node.js Audit: npm audit --audit-level=high across workspaces.
   • Secret Scanning: trufflehog or gitleaks scanning repository history.
   • Static Code Analysis (SAST): Semgrep scanning for common Node/React/Rust anti-patterns.
2. Automated Weekly Security Scan:
   • Schedule weekly cron job to detect newly published CVEs in existing dependencies.

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Target Files

• .github/workflows/security.yml
• SECURITY.md

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Acceptance Criteria

• Security workflow runs on all PRs and weekly schedule.
• Blocks PRs with known high/critical severity dependency CVEs or exposed secrets.
• Generates SARIF security reports in GitHub Security tab.

[egwujiohaifesinachiperpetual-max]

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ETA is 4 hours

[Ranjeet2063]

Hi @maintainers, I am ready to resolve this!

Execution Plan for [DevOps/Security] Automated Static Security Analysis & Vulnerability Scanning Pipeline:

• Clean Implementation: Deliver an idiomatic solution for [DevOps/Security] Automated Static Security Analysis & Vulnerability Scanning Pipeline adhering strictly to LabsCrypt/flowfi's architecture.
• Automated Tests: Provide full test coverage asserting both edge cases and core workflows.
• Clean Git Hygiene: Atomic conventional commits with zero merge conflicts.

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• Proven Proof-of-Work: #1 contributor on Mova Store (28 merged Web3 PRs) and official ElizaOS contributor.
• Fast Turnaround: Dedicated to shipping a tested, production-grade PR within 12–24 hours.
• Zero Maintainer Burden: Self-documenting code with green CI and tests included so you don't spend time debugging.

Looking forward to clearing this off your backlog—please assign to me!

[ZacLou]

I have implemented security and CI pipelines across Rust, Node, and server-side web projects. I would approach this with a dedicated GitHub Actions security workflow: scheduled and PR-triggered scans for cargo audit, npm audit, gitleaks/trufflehog, and Semgrep; SARIF uploads to the GitHub Security tab; a SECURITY.md guide; and scoped, verified fixes so the PR only improves automated static security analysis without unrelated refactoring.