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Security Architecture

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Last Updated: 2024-03-10

Overview

Anya Core's Security Architecture provides comprehensive protection for the platform, including system hardening, access control, cryptographic operations, and security monitoring. The security system follows a defense-in-depth approach with multiple layers of protection.

System Components

1. System Hardening (AIE-001) ✅

The System Hardening component provides security configuration management across all system components with an in-memory auto-save mechanism.

Key Features:

  • Security level management (Basic, Enhanced, Strict, Custom)
  • Component-specific security configuration
  • Configuration status tracking and validation
  • Automated security hardening application
  • Auto-save functionality for security state preservation

Implementation:

  • Location: src/security/system_hardening.rs
  • AI Label: AIE-001
  • Status: ✅ Complete
  • Auto-Save: Enabled (every 20th change)

Security Levels:

pub enum SecurityLevel {
    Basic,     // Minimal security for development
    Enhanced,  // Stronger security for staging
    Strict,    // Maximum security for production
    Custom,    // Custom security configuration
}

Configuration Status:

pub enum ConfigStatus {
    NotApplied,  // Configuration exists but not applied
    Pending,     // Configuration changes pending
    Applied,     // Configuration successfully applied
    Failed,      // Configuration application failed
}

Architecture:

┌────────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────────┐    ┌────────────────────┐
│                    │    │                     │    │                    │
│  Security Config   │───▶│  System Hardening   │───▶│  Security Actions  │
│                    │    │                     │    │                    │
└────────────────────┘    └─────────────────────┘    └────────────────────┘
                               │       ▲
                               │       │
                               ▼       │
                          ┌────────────────┐
                          │                │
                          │    In-Memory   │
                          │    State       │
                          │                │
                          └────────────────┘

2. Access Control

The Access Control component manages authentication, authorization, and permissions across the system.

Key Features:

  • Role-based access control (RBAC)
  • Multi-factor authentication
  • Permission management
  • Session control
  • Audit logging

3. Cryptographic Operations

The Cryptographic Operations component provides secure cryptographic functions for the system.

Key Features:

  • Key generation and management
  • Encryption and decryption
  • Digital signatures
  • Secure hashing
  • Random number generation

4. Security Monitoring

The Security Monitoring component tracks security events and detects potential threats.

Key Features:

  • Event logging
  • Intrusion detection
  • Anomaly detection
  • Threat intelligence
  • Security alerts

Auto-Save Implementation

The System Hardening component includes auto-save functionality with the following characteristics:

  • Configurable auto-save frequency (default: every 20th change)
  • In-memory state persistence without file I/O
  • Thread-safe implementation with proper locking
  • Change counting and tracking
  • Timestamp-based save verification
// Example auto-save implementation (simplified)
fn record_input_and_check_save(&self) {
    let mut counter = self.input_counter.lock().unwrap();
    *counter += 1;

    // Auto-save every Nth change
    if *counter % self.auto_save_frequency == 0 {
        self.save_state_to_memory();
        println!("Auto-saved security configuration after {} changes", *counter);
    }
}

fn save_state_to_memory(&self) {
    // In-memory snapshot of security configurations
    let configs = self.configs.lock().unwrap();
    println!("In-memory security configuration snapshot created: {} components", configs.len());
}

Security Layers

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                     Application Security                     │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                      Network Security                        │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                      System Hardening                        │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                    Cryptographic Security                    │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                      Physical Security                       │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

System Interfaces

Input Ports

  • Security configuration API
  • Authentication requests
  • Authorization checks
  • Cryptographic operation requests
  • Security event inputs

Output Ports

  • Security status reports
  • Authentication responses
  • Authorization decisions
  • Cryptographic operation results
  • Security alerts and notifications

Implementation Details

Core Security Components

  • SystemHardening - Security configuration manager (AIE-001)
  • AccessControl - Authentication and authorization
  • CryptoOperations - Cryptographic functions
  • SecurityMonitor - Security event monitoring

Technology Stack

  • Rust for system components
  • OpenSSL/libsodium for cryptographic operations
  • TOTP for multi-factor authentication
  • JWT for authentication tokens
  • Argon2 for password hashing

Testing Strategy

The security system includes comprehensive testing:

  1. Unit Tests: For individual security functions
  2. Integration Tests: For security component interaction
  3. Penetration Tests: For security vulnerability assessment
  4. Compliance Tests: For regulatory compliance verification

Security Considerations

  • Defense in depth approach
  • Principle of least privilege
  • Secure by default configuration
  • Regular security updates
  • Comprehensive audit logging

Performance Benchmarks

Performance metrics for the security system:

Component Latency (ms) Throughput (req/s) CPU Usage (%)
System Hardening 5-20 500+ 1-5
Access Control 10-50 200+ 5-15
Crypto Operations 1-100 100-1000 10-30
Security Monitoring 5-20 1000+ 5-10

Bitcoin-Specific Security Features

The Security Architecture includes specialized features for Bitcoin operations:

1. Secure Key Management

  • Hardware Security Module (HSM) integration for critical key operations
  • Key rotation policies with configurable schedules
  • Multi-signature support for transaction approval
  • Threshold signature schemes for distributed security

2. Transaction Security

  • Transaction validation with cryptographic verification
  • Fee analysis to prevent fee-based attacks
  • Output validation against security policies
  • Script analysis for potential vulnerabilities

3. Layer 2 Security

The security architecture now includes specialized protections for Layer 2 solutions:

BOB Hybrid L2 Security

  • Bitcoin Relay Security: Validating relay integrity and preventing relay manipulation
  • Cross-Layer Transaction Validation: Ensuring security of transactions between Bitcoin L1 and BOB L2
  • EVM Smart Contract Security: Static analysis and runtime verification for EVM contracts
  • BitVM Security Measures: Special security monitoring for BitVM verification operations
  • Fraud Proof Validation: Security controls for optimistic rollup fraud proofs
  • MEV Protection: Protection against maximal extractable value exploitation in the hybrid environment

Implementation:

pub struct L2SecurityMonitor {
    // Relay security components
    relay_validation: RelayValidation,

    // Smart contract security
    evm_security_analyzer: EvmSecurityAnalyzer,

    // Cross-layer security
    cross_layer_validator: CrossLayerValidator,

    // BitVM security
    bitvm_security: BitVMSecurityMonitor,
}

Cross-Layer Security Architecture:

┌─────────────────┐           ┌─────────────────┐
│                 │           │                 │
│  Bitcoin L1     │◄────────►│  Security        │
│  Security       │           │  Core           │
│                 │           │                 │
└─────────────────┘           └────────┬────────┘
                                       │
                                       ▼
                              ┌─────────────────┐
                              │                 │
                              │  L2 Security    │
                              │  Monitor        │
                              │                 │
                              └─────────────────┘
                                       │
                                       ▼
                              ┌─────────────────┐
                              │                 │
                              │  Smart Contract │
                              │  Security       │
                              │                 │
                              └─────────────────┘

Future Enhancements

  1. HSM Integration for secure key management
  2. More extensive compliance verification
  3. Automated vulnerability scanning and mitigation
  4. Advanced threat detection with ML
  5. Zero-trust security model implementation

Enterprise Protections

  • Multi-Sig Approval Workflows
  • Real-Time Sanctions Screening
  • AI-Powered Anomaly Detection

Bitcoin-Specific Security Updates

  • BitVM Security: Added formal verification for BitVM operations
  • Layer 2 Monitoring: Enhanced fraud proof validation (BPC-3)
  • Taproot Compliance: Full BIP-341/342 implementation

Enterprise Security Enhancements (DAO-4)

  • Multi-Signature Workflow: Institutional approval chains using Taproot (BPC-3)
  • Cross-Border Compliance: Automated regulatory adherence for multiple jurisdictions
  • Legal Wrapper Integration: Digital legal bindings with blockchain attestation

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This document follows the AI Labeling System standards based on official Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIPs).

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