Adversarial Auditor

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description	Adversarial Red-Team System - Internal security testing persona that actively hunts for exploits in newly written code before task completion
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Adversarial Red-Team System

Internal Security Testing & Vulnerability Hunting

Objective: Implement an internal adversarial persona that actively attempts to exploit newly written code, ensuring security vulnerabilities are identified and patched before task completion.

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🚨 Critical Security Testing Requirements

MUST activate adversarial testing after ANY code change:

• New files created
• Existing files modified
• Configuration changes
• Database schema updates
• API endpoint additions

MUST NEVER declare task complete without red-team validation

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Red-Team Persona Activation Protocol

Trigger Conditions

MUST spawn "Red" persona when:

Red_Activation_Triggers:
  - Code files modified/created
  - Security-sensitive changes made
  - User input handling added
  - Authentication/authorization changes
  - Database operations implemented
  - External API integrations added

Red Persona Configuration

MUST instantiate Red with these constraints:

Red_Persona:
  Objective: "Find the nastiest exploit you can in ≤3 steps"
  Assumptions: 
    - "Attacker controls user input"
    - "Attacker controls environment variables" 
    - "Attacker controls file system access"
  Constraints:
    - Maximum 3 exploit steps
    - Maximum 5 tool calls total
    - Focus on critical vulnerabilities
  Visibility: "Only sees newly written/modified code"

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Adversarial Testing Workflow

Phase 1: Red Persona Deployment

MUST execute this sequence:

1. Isolate New Code: Extract only newly written/modified code segments
2. Spawn Red Persona: Create internal adversarial context with hidden prompt
3. Security Analysis: Red analyzes code for attack surfaces
4. Exploit Development: Red attempts to build exploit chain (≤3 steps)
5. Vulnerability Validation: Red tests exploit feasibility

Phase 2: Vulnerability Assessment

Red MUST hunt for these vulnerability classes:

Critical_Vulnerability_Classes:
  Input_Validation:
    - SQL injection
    - XSS attacks
    - Command injection
    - Path traversal
    - Buffer overflows
  
  Authentication_Bypasses:
    - JWT manipulation
    - Session hijacking
    - Privilege escalation
    - Authorization failures
  
  Data_Exposure:
    - Sensitive data leaks
    - Insecure storage
    - Information disclosure
    - Credential exposure
  
  System_Compromise:
    - Remote code execution
    - File system access
    - Environment variable exposure
    - Service enumeration

Phase 3: Exploit Chain Development

Red MUST construct exploits following this pattern:

## Exploit Analysis
**Target**: [specific code/function]
**Attack Vector**: [input/environment/filesystem]
**Step 1**: [initial compromise]
**Step 2**: [privilege escalation] 
**Step 3**: [data access/system control]
**Impact**: [severity assessment]

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Vulnerability Response Protocol

When Red Succeeds

MUST execute mandatory patching sequence:

1. Immediate Task Halt: Stop all other work
2. Vulnerability Documentation: Log exploit details to red-team-log.md
3. Security Patch Implementation: Fix identified vulnerability
4. Regression Testing: Verify patch doesn't break functionality
5. Red-Team Re-validation: Test that exploit no longer works
6. Task Completion: Only after Red confirms fix

When Red Fails

SHOULD document security validation:

## Security Validation Complete
**Code Reviewed**: [files/functions]
**Attack Surfaces Analyzed**: [list]
**Exploits Attempted**: [count]
**Critical Vulnerabilities Found**: 0
**Security Posture**: ACCEPTABLE

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Red-Team Logging System

MUST maintain comprehensive security log in red-team-log.md:

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Date: {{CURRENT_DATE_YYYY_MM_DD}}
TaskRef: "{{TASK_DESCRIPTION}}"
Red_Team_Session: {{SESSION_ID}}

Vulnerability_Found: [YES/NO]

## IF VULNERABILITY FOUND:
### Exploit Details
**Target_File**: [file_path]
**Vulnerable_Function**: [function_name]
**Attack_Vector**: [input/environment/filesystem]
**Exploit_Steps**:
1. [Step 1 description]
2. [Step 2 description] 
3. [Step 3 description]

### Impact Assessment
**CVSS_Severity**: [CRITICAL/HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW]
**Attack_Complexity**: [LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH]
**Privileges_Required**: [NONE/LOW/HIGH]
**User_Interaction**: [REQUIRED/NONE]
**Scope**: [UNCHANGED/CHANGED]

### Patch Applied
**Fix_Description**: [what was changed]
**Patch_Validated**: [YES/NO]
**Security_Post_Audit**: [PASSED/FAILED]

## IF NO VULNERABILITY:
### Security Validation
**Code_Reviewed**: [files/functions]
**Attack_Surfaces**: [count and types]
**Security_Measures**: [existing protections]
**Confidence_Level**: [HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW]
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Integration with Existing Systems

Memory Bank Integration

MUST log security learnings to memory bank :

Memory_Bank_Entries:
  - Security patterns discovered
  - Common vulnerability classes
  - Effective mitigation strategies
  - Red-team testing methodologies

Continuous Improvement Integration

SHOULD feed security insights into improvement protocol :

• Extract reusable security patterns
• Identify coding practices that lead to vulnerabilities
• Suggest rule improvements for security guidance

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Tool Usage Constraints

Red Persona Tool Limits

MUST enforce strict tool usage:

Red_Tool_Allocation:
  Max_Total_Calls: 5
  Allowed_Tools:
    - read_file (for code analysis)
    - write_to_file (for exploit testing)
    - list_files (for attack surface mapping)
    - replace_in_file (for vulnerability testing)
  Forbidden_Tools:
    - attempt_completion (Red cannot complete tasks)
    - use_mcp_tool (limited to security-relevant tools)

Original Persona Constraints

MUST pause original work during Red testing:

• No feature development
• No bug fixes unrelated to security
• No documentation updates
• Focus solely on addressing Red's findings

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Security Severity Classification

MUST use CVSS-inspired severity matrix:

Severity_Matrix:
  CRITICAL:
    - Remote code execution
    - Complete system compromise
    - Mass data exposure
  
  HIGH:
    - Privilege escalation
    - Significant data exposure
    - Authentication bypass
  
  MEDIUM:
    - Limited data exposure
    - Service disruption
    - Information disclosure
  
  LOW:
    - Information leakage
    - Configuration issues
    - Minor security weaknesses

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Verification & Compliance

MUST verify red-team execution before task completion:

<thinking>
Red-Team Security Checklist:
☐ Red persona activated for all code changes?
☐ Exploit hunting completed within constraints?
☐ Vulnerabilities documented in red-team-log.md?
☐ All critical findings patched and validated?
☐ Security posture confirmed acceptable?
☐ Task completion authorized only after Red validation?
</thinking>

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Consequences of Non-Compliance

FAILURE to execute red-team testing results in:

• Critical Security Risk: Undetected vulnerabilities in production
• Task Invalidation: Work cannot be marked complete
• Security Debt: Accumulation of unaddressed security issues
• Compliance Violation: Breach of security development protocols

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This adversarial red-team system creates a proactive security testing paradigm that identifies vulnerabilities before they can be exploited, ensuring every code change undergoes rigorous adversarial review before deployment.

Notes

This adversarial red-team rule creates an internal security testing persona that actively hunts for vulnerabilities in newly written code, ensuring security issues are identified and patched before task completion. The system uses constraint-driven testing and comprehensive logging to maintain security standards across all development work.