# Security Features and Documentation Gap Analysis Report

**Date**: 2026-01-31  
**Project**: rust-self-learning-memory v0.1.13  
**Scope**: Security hardening, sandbox implementation, documentation completeness, and examples coverage

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## Executive Summary

This report analyzes the security features and documentation for the rust-self-learning-memory project. The system demonstrates **strong security foundations** with a 6-layer sandbox architecture, comprehensive security documentation, and extensive testing. However, several gaps have been identified across security hardening, documentation completeness, and example coverage.

### Overall Assessment

| Category | Status | Score |
|----------|--------|-------|
| Security Implementation | Strong | 85/100 |
| Security Documentation | Excellent | 90/100 |
| API Documentation | Good | 75/100 |
| Examples Coverage | Moderate | 65/100 |

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## 1. Security Gaps Analysis

### 1.1 P0 - Critical Security Gaps (Immediate Action Required)

#### **P0.1: Missing Rate Limiting for MCP Tools**
- **Location**: `do-memory-mcp/src/mcp/tools/`
- **Gap**: No rate limiting implemented for MCP tool invocations
- **Risk**: DoS attacks through excessive tool calls, resource exhaustion
- **Evidence**: 
  - No rate limiting found in tool implementations
  - No quota enforcement in `execute_agent_code`
  - No throttling in episode creation/completion
- **Recommendation**: Implement per-client rate limiting with configurable thresholds

#### **P0.2: Missing Audit Logging for Security Events**
- **Location**: `do-memory-mcp/src/`
- **Gap**: No centralized audit logging for security-relevant events
- **Risk**: Cannot detect or investigate security incidents
- **Evidence**:
  - SECURITY_AUDIT.md mentions "Tracing implemented, needs enhancement" (line 299)
  - No security event logging in sandbox violations
  - No authentication attempt logging
- **Recommendation**: Implement structured audit logging for all security events

#### **P0.3: Resource Limits Are Advisory Only**
- **Location**: `do-memory-mcp/src/sandbox.rs`
- **Gap**: CPU and memory limits are documented but not actively enforced
- **Risk**: Resource exhaustion attacks
- **Evidence**: SECURITY.md states "These limits are documented but not actively enforced" (lines 109-114)
- **Recommendation**: Implement cgroups-based enforcement or use container limits

### 1.2 P1 - High Priority Security Gaps

#### **P1.1: No Input Sanitization for Episode Data**
- **Location**: `do-memory-core/src/episode/`
- **Gap**: Episode descriptions and metadata are not sanitized
- **Risk**: XSS if data is rendered in web UI, injection attacks
- **Evidence**: No HTML/JS sanitization found in episode creation
- **Recommendation**: Add input sanitization for user-provided content

#### **P1.2: Missing Output Sanitization**
- **Location**: `do-memory-mcp/src/sandbox.rs`
- **Gap**: Sandbox output is not scanned for sensitive data
- **Risk**: Data exfiltration via output
- **Evidence**: SECURITY.md states "No active sanitization of output content" (lines 161-163)
- **Recommendation**: Scan output for API keys, tokens, sensitive patterns

#### **P1.3: Pattern-Based Detection Can Be Bypassed**
- **Location**: `do-memory-mcp/src/sandbox.rs:detect_security_violations()`
- **Gap**: Simple string matching for malicious code detection
- **Risk**: Obfuscated attacks may bypass detection
- **Evidence**: SECURITY_AUDIT.md notes "String concat doesn't bypass checks" but limited to simple cases
- **Recommendation**: Implement AST-based static analysis

#### **P1.4: No Timing Attack Mitigation**
- **Location**: `do-memory-mcp/src/sandbox.rs`
- **Gap**: Execution time is exposed in results without jitter
- **Risk**: Timing side-channel attacks
- **Evidence**: SECURITY.md states "No active defense" for timing attacks (lines 259-261)
- **Recommendation**: Add timing jitter or use constant-time operations

### 1.3 P2 - Medium Priority Security Gaps

#### **P2.1: Missing API Authentication/Authorization**
- **Location**: `do-memory-mcp/src/bin/server/`
- **Gap**: OAuth configuration exists but no enforcement of authentication
- **Risk**: Unauthorized access to memory system
- **Evidence**: OAuth config present but no middleware enforcing auth
- **Recommendation**: Implement JWT validation middleware

#### **P2.2: No Encryption at Rest for Sensitive Data**
- **Location**: `do-memory-storage-turso/`, `do-memory-storage-redb/`
- **Gap**: Episode data stored in plaintext
- **Risk**: Data exposure if storage is compromised
- **Evidence**: No encryption layer found in storage implementations
- **Recommendation**: Add field-level encryption for sensitive fields

#### **P2.3: Missing Security Headers in HTTP Responses**
- **Location**: `do-memory-mcp/src/bin/server/`
- **Gap**: No security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options)
- **Risk**: XSS, clickjacking attacks
- **Evidence**: No security header middleware found
- **Recommendation**: Add security header middleware

#### **P2.4: No Intrusion Detection System**
- **Location**: System-wide
- **Gap**: No IDS for detecting attack patterns
- **Risk**: Slow response to security incidents
- **Evidence**: No anomaly detection for unusual access patterns
- **Recommendation**: Implement behavior-based anomaly detection

### 1.4 P3 - Low Priority Security Improvements

#### **P3.1: Missing Security Training Documentation**
- **Gap**: No security guidelines for developers
- **Recommendation**: Add security best practices to CONTRIBUTING.md

#### **P3.2: No Automated Security Testing in CI**
- **Gap**: No security-focused tests in CI pipeline
- **Evidence**: CI runs tests but no dedicated security test job
- **Recommendation**: Add security test suite to CI

#### **P3.3: Dependency Vulnerability Scanning**
- **Gap**: cargo-audit runs but no automated alerting
- **Evidence**: RUSTSEC-2025-0141 documented but no auto-fix
- **Recommendation**: Implement automated dependency updates

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## 2. Documentation Gaps Analysis

### 2.1 P0 - Critical Documentation Gaps

#### **P0.1: Missing API Reference Documentation**
- **Gap**: No comprehensive API reference for public APIs
- **Impact**: Developers cannot discover available methods
- **Evidence**: 
  - No `docs/API_REFERENCE.md`
  - Module-level docs are sparse in some areas
- **Recommendation**: Generate and publish API docs with examples

#### **P0.2: Missing Security Operations Guide**
- **Gap**: No guide for security incident response
- **Impact**: Slow response to security incidents
- **Evidence**: SECURITY.md has incident response section but lacks detail
- **Recommendation**: Create comprehensive security operations guide

### 2.2 P1 - High Priority Documentation Gaps

#### **P1.1: Missing Deployment Security Guide**
- **Gap**: No production deployment security hardening guide
- **Impact**: Insecure production deployments
- **Evidence**: SECURITY.md has Kubernetes example but lacks comprehensive guide
- **Recommendation**: Create deployment hardening guide

#### **P1.2: Missing Performance Tuning Guide**
- **Gap**: No guide for optimizing performance in production
- **Impact**: Suboptimal performance
- **Evidence**: No `docs/PERFORMANCE_TUNING.md`
- **Recommendation**: Add performance tuning documentation

#### **P1.3: Missing Troubleshooting Guide**
- **Gap**: No centralized troubleshooting documentation
- **Impact**: Longer debugging times
- **Evidence**: Troubleshooting scattered across multiple files
- **Recommendation**: Create comprehensive troubleshooting guide

### 2.3 P2 - Medium Priority Documentation Gaps

#### **P2.1: Missing Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)**
- **Gap**: No documented architecture decisions
- **Impact**: Knowledge loss, repeated discussions
- **Evidence**: No `docs/adr/` directory
- **Recommendation**: Create ADR process and document key decisions

#### **P2.2: Missing Migration Guides**
- **Gap**: No guides for migrating between versions
- **Impact**: Difficult upgrades
- **Evidence**: No migration documentation for v0.1.7 postcard change
- **Recommendation**: Add version migration guides

#### **P2.3: Incomplete WASM Sandbox Documentation**
- **Gap**: wasm_sandbox module lacks comprehensive docs
- **Evidence**: `do-memory-mcp/src/wasm_sandbox/mod.rs` has basic docs but no detailed usage
- **Recommendation**: Expand WASM sandbox documentation

### 2.4 P3 - Low Priority Documentation Improvements

#### **P3.1: Missing Glossary**
- **Gap**: No glossary of terms
- **Recommendation**: Add glossary for domain-specific terms

#### **P3.2: Missing FAQ**
- **Gap**: No frequently asked questions document
- **Recommendation**: Create FAQ based on common issues

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## 3. Missing Examples Analysis

### 3.1 P1 - High Priority Missing Examples

#### **P1.1: Missing Security Configuration Examples**
- **Gap**: No examples showing secure configuration patterns
- **Impact**: Users may deploy with insecure defaults
- **Recommendation**: Add `examples/security_configuration.rs`

#### **P1.2: Missing Rate Limiting Example**
- **Gap**: No example of implementing rate limiting
- **Recommendation**: Add `examples/rate_limiting.rs`

#### **P1.3: Missing Audit Logging Example**
- **Gap**: No example of security audit logging
- **Recommendation**: Add `examples/audit_logging.rs`

#### **P1.4: Missing Production Deployment Example**
- **Gap**: No complete production deployment example
- **Recommendation**: Add `examples/production_deployment/` with Docker Compose, K8s manifests

### 3.2 P2 - Medium Priority Missing Examples

#### **P2.1: Missing Custom Pattern Extractor Example**
- **Gap**: No example of custom pattern extraction
- **Recommendation**: Add `examples/custom_pattern_extractor.rs`

#### **P2.2: Missing Multi-Tenant Example**
- **Gap**: No example of multi-tenant setup
- **Recommendation**: Add `examples/multi_tenant.rs`

#### **P2.3: Missing Backup/Restore Example**
- **Gap**: No example of backup and restore operations
- **Recommendation**: Add `examples/backup_restore.rs`

#### **P2.4: Missing Monitoring Integration Example**
- **Gap**: No example of integrating with monitoring systems
- **Recommendation**: Add `examples/prometheus_integration.rs`

### 3.3 P3 - Low Priority Missing Examples

#### **P3.1: Missing Webhook Integration Example**
- **Recommendation**: Add `examples/webhook_integration.rs`

#### **P3.2: Missing Custom Storage Backend Example**
- **Recommendation**: Add `examples/custom_storage_backend.rs`

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## 4. Sandbox Security Implementation Review

### 4.1 Strengths

1. **6-Layer Security Architecture**: Comprehensive defense-in-depth approach
2. **Process Isolation**: Separate Node.js processes with privilege dropping
3. **File System Restrictions**: Whitelist-based access with path traversal prevention
4. **Network Access Control**: Domain whitelisting and HTTPS enforcement
5. **Comprehensive Testing**: 18 penetration tests with 100% pass rate
6. **Security Documentation**: Excellent SECURITY.md and SECURITY_AUDIT.md

### 4.2 Weaknesses

1. **Pattern-Based Detection**: Simple string matching can be bypassed
2. **Resource Limits**: Advisory only, not actively enforced
3. **No Rate Limiting**: Missing protection against DoS
4. **No Audit Logging**: Security events not logged
5. **Timing Attacks**: No mitigation for timing side-channels

### 4.3 Recommendations by Priority

| Priority | Recommendation | Effort |
|----------|---------------|--------|
| P0 | Implement rate limiting | Medium |
| P0 | Add audit logging | Medium |
| P0 | Enforce resource limits | High |
| P1 | Add AST-based code analysis | High |
| P1 | Implement output sanitization | Medium |
| P1 | Add timing attack mitigation | Medium |
| P2 | Add API authentication | High |
| P2 | Implement encryption at rest | High |

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## 5. Summary and Action Plan

### 5.1 Immediate Actions (P0 - This Sprint)

1. **Implement rate limiting** for MCP tool invocations
2. **Add audit logging** for all security-relevant events
3. **Create API reference documentation**
4. **Document resource limit enforcement** approach

### 5.2 Short-term Actions (P1 - Next 2 Sprints)

1. Add input/output sanitization
2. Implement AST-based static analysis
3. Add timing attack mitigation
4. Create deployment security guide
5. Add security configuration examples

### 5.3 Medium-term Actions (P2 - Next Quarter)

1. Implement API authentication/authorization
2. Add encryption at rest
3. Create comprehensive troubleshooting guide
4. Add architecture decision records
5. Create production deployment examples

### 5.4 Long-term Actions (P3 - Future)

1. Implement intrusion detection
2. Add automated security testing to CI
3. Create security training documentation
4. Add remaining example coverage

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## Appendix A: File Locations Summary

### Security-Related Files
- `/workspaces/feat-phase3/SECURITY.md` - Main security policy
- `/workspaces/feat-phase3/do-memory-mcp/SECURITY.md` - Sandbox security analysis
- `/workspaces/feat-phase3/do-memory-mcp/SECURITY_AUDIT.md` - Security audit report
- `/workspaces/feat-phase3/do-memory-mcp/src/sandbox.rs` - Main sandbox implementation
- `/workspaces/feat-phase3/do-memory-mcp/src/sandbox/fs.rs` - File system restrictions
- `/workspaces/feat-phase3/do-memory-mcp/src/sandbox/network.rs` - Network restrictions
- `/workspaces/feat-phase3/do-memory-mcp/src/sandbox/isolation.rs` - Process isolation
- `/workspaces/feat-phase3/do-memory-mcp/src/wasm_sandbox/` - WASM sandbox implementation

### Documentation Files
- `/workspaces/feat-phase3/docs/` - Main documentation directory (5 files)
- `/workspaces/feat-phase3/agent_docs/` - Agent documentation (6 files)
- `/workspaces/feat-phase3/do-memory-core/` - 14 documentation files
- `/workspaces/feat-phase3/do-memory-mcp/` - 7 documentation files
- `/workspaces/feat-phase3/do-memory-cli/` - 6 documentation files
- **Total**: 467 markdown files across the project

### Examples
- `/workspaces/feat-phase3/examples/` - 4 Rust examples
- `/workspaces/feat-phase3/do-memory-core/examples/` - 15 Rust examples
- `/workspaces/feat-phase3/do-memory-mcp/examples/` - 3 Rust examples
- `/workspaces/feat-phase3/do-memory-storage-turso/examples/` - 2 Rust examples
- **Total**: 24 Rust example files

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**Report Generated**: 2026-01-31  
**Status**: Complete  
**Next Review**: After P0 items are addressed
