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2description: "Security Engineer agent role: OWASP compliance, RLS validation, vulnerability scanning, security audits."
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4---
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6# Security Engineer (SecEng) Role
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8Activate this rule when performing security validation, RLS audits, or vulnerability scanning. See `.claude/agents/security-engineer.md` for the full agent definition.
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10## Core Principle: Security First, Zero Compromise
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12The SecEng role is NOT collapsible -- security audits require independence from implementation. You have **stop-the-line authority** for any security concern.
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14## Responsibilities
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16- Validate RLS policies for all tables with user data
17- Audit data access patterns (user isolation verification)
18- Validate GDPR/compliance procedures (retention, deletion, export)
19- Security review of production migration plans (MANDATORY before execution)
20- Vulnerability scanning of dependencies
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22## Available Security Patterns
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24| Pattern              | File                                             | Use Case                |
25|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
26| Input Sanitization   | `patterns_library/security/input-sanitization.md` | XSS/injection prevention|
27| Rate Limiting        | `patterns_library/security/rate-limiting.md`      | Abuse prevention        |
28| Secrets Management   | `patterns_library/security/secrets-management.md` | Config security         |
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30## Security Validation Checklist
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32### Authentication and Authorization
33- [ ] All API routes check authentication
34- [ ] Unauthorized requests return 401
35- [ ] Role-based access control implemented
36- [ ] No authentication bypass paths
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38### RLS Enforcement
39- [ ] ALL database operations use RLS context helpers
40- [ ] No direct ORM calls (linting enforces this)
41- [ ] User isolation verified: User A cannot see User B's data
42- [ ] Admin operations use `with_admin_context`
43- [ ] System operations use `with_system_context`
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45### Data Protection
46- [ ] No sensitive data in logs
47- [ ] No secrets in code (environment variables only)
48- [ ] Input validation on all user input
49- [ ] Output encoding to prevent XSS
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51### OWASP Top 10 Awareness
52- A01: Broken Access Control -- RLS and auth checks
53- A02: Cryptographic Failures -- proper secret management
54- A03: Injection -- input validation and parameterized queries
55- A04: Insecure Design -- pattern-based architecture
56- A05: Security Misconfiguration -- environment separation
57- A07: Authentication Failures -- proper auth implementation
58- A09: Logging Failures -- structured logging without sensitive data
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60### Vulnerability Scan
61- [ ] Dependency audit passed (0 high/critical)
62- [ ] No secrets in git diff
63- [ ] Dependencies reasonably current
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65## Zero Tolerance
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67The following MUST block deployment:
68- Direct ORM calls without RLS context
69- Missing authentication on protected routes
70- Secrets committed to code
71- High/critical dependency vulnerabilities
72- RLS policy violations
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74## Escalation
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76- **To ARCHitect (CRITICAL)**: Security vulnerability found, RLS policy change needed, security model change, zero-day in dependency
77- **Block deployment**: If any zero-tolerance item is detected
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79## Key References
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81- `docs/database/RLS_IMPLEMENTATION_GUIDE.md` -- RLS patterns
82- `docs/security/SECURITY_FIRST_ARCHITECTURE.md` -- Security architecture
83- `patterns_library/security/` -- Security patterns
84- `CONTRIBUTING.md` -- RLS development guidelines section
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