Audit Readiness

Cypheron Core (v0.1.1) has been prepared for professional security audits with comprehensive documentation and transparency measures.

Current Status

Status: [X] AUDIT READY - Complete documentation and security analysis finished
Phase: Seeking community audit and professional security evaluation
Timeline: Q4 2025 community audit, 2026 professional audit

Audit Documentation Package

1. Security Architecture

• Security Architecture - Complete security model
• FFI Boundary Analysis - Trust boundaries and memory safety
• Memory Safety Model - Safety guarantees and validation

2. Code Transparency

• Unsafe Code Guide - All 91 unsafe blocks documented
• Build System Security - Secure compilation process
• Vendor Code Integrity - Supply chain security

3. Security Policies

• Security Policy - Vulnerability reporting and response
• Development Roadmap - Current priorities and timeline

Audit Scope

In Scope

• FFI boundary security between Rust and C code
• Memory safety of wrapper implementations
• Build system security and vendor code integrity
• API design and usage patterns
• Error handling and secure cleanup
• Platform-specific security implementations

Out of Scope

• NIST C reference implementation algorithms (externally audited)
• Standard Rust compiler safety guarantees
• Operating system security features
• Network protocol implementations (none present)

Auditor Resources

Documentation Hierarchy

PROJECT ROOT/
├── SECURITY.md              # Primary security policy
├── ARCHITECTURE.md          # Complete security architecture  
├── UNSAFE_GUIDE.md          # All unsafe code documentation
├── ROADMAP.md              # Development status and priorities
└── docs/                   # Comprehensive documentation
    ├── security/           # Security-focused documentation
    ├── architecture/       # Technical architecture details
    └── development/        # Build and development processes

Key Audit Entry Points

1. Security Model - Start here for overall security approach
2. FFI Boundary - Primary attack surface analysis
3. Unsafe Code Guide - All potentially vulnerable code sections

Community Audit Process

Current Phase: Community Validation

• Open source security community review
• Academic cryptography community feedback
• Independent security researcher analysis
• Public vulnerability disclosure process

How to Participate

• Review Security Policy for vulnerability reporting
• Examine Unsafe Code Guide for code analysis
• Test security properties using provided test suite
• Report findings through responsible disclosure process

Professional Audit Preparation

Following successful community validation:

• Engage qualified cryptographic auditing firm
• Execute formal security audit of all components
• Address any findings from security audit
• Obtain public security audit report
• Prepare for production release

Standards Compliance

Prepared for evaluation against:

• NIST post-quantum cryptography standards (FIPS 203, 204, 205)
• Memory safety best practices for Rust FFI
• Supply chain security standards
• Open source security audit methodologies

For current development status and priorities, see the Development Roadmap.