This document outlines the security practices, tools, and procedures implemented in OpenMorph to ensure a secure and production-ready CLI tool.

OpenMorph implements a comprehensive security strategy covering:

• Vulnerability Scanning: Automated detection of known vulnerabilities
• Dependency Security: Monitoring and reviewing third-party dependencies
• Code Analysis: Static security analysis of source code
• Supply Chain Security: Ensuring build and release process integrity

We use the official golang/govulncheck-action for vulnerability scanning:

- name: Run govulncheck
  uses: golang/govulncheck-action@v1
  with:
    go-version-input: go.mod
    go-package: ./...
    cache: true

Local Usage:

# Run vulnerability scan
make security

# Run with JSON output for detailed analysis
make security-json

Advanced static analysis using GitHub's CodeQL:

• Analyzes Go code for security vulnerabilities
• Runs on every push and pull request
• Results uploaded to GitHub Security tab

For pull requests, we run dependency review to:

• Check for known vulnerabilities in new dependencies
• Verify license compatibility
• Monitor for suspicious dependency changes

Allowed licenses:

• MIT
• Apache-2.0
• BSD-2-Clause
• BSD-3-Clause
• ISC

Additional filesystem scanning using Aqua Security's Trivy:

• Scans for vulnerabilities in dependencies
• Results uploaded as SARIF to GitHub Security tab

Sonatype's Nancy scanner for additional dependency vulnerability detection.

Security scans run automatically:

• On every push to main branch
• On every pull request
• Daily at 2 AM UTC (scheduled scan)
• Manual trigger available via GitHub Actions

Security scan results are preserved as artifacts:

• JSON reports stored for 30 days
• SARIF files uploaded to GitHub Security tab
• Detailed vulnerability information available

• Always use the latest patch version of Go
• Monitor Go security advisories
• Update go.mod when security patches are released

Current Go Version: 1.24.4 (fixes GO-2025-3750)

# Check for dependency updates
go list -u -m all

# Verify module checksums
go mod verify

# Clean up unused dependencies
go mod tidy

The codebase follows secure file handling practices:

• Proper error handling for file operations
• Secure temporary file creation
• Cleanup of temporary resources

• All user inputs are validated
• Configuration files are properly parsed and validated
• Error messages don't leak sensitive information

Sensitive configuration should use environment variables:

# Example: Custom config location
export OPENMORPH_CONFIG="/secure/path/config.yaml"

Recommended file permissions:

• Configuration files: 644 (readable by owner/group)
• Executable: 755 (executable by all, writable by owner)
• Private keys/secrets: 600 (readable by owner only)

• Automated scans detect vulnerabilities
• GitHub Security Advisories notify of issues
• Community reports via GitHub Issues

• Evaluate impact on OpenMorph functionality
• Determine affected versions
• Assess severity level

• Update dependencies to patched versions
• Apply code fixes if needed
• Update Go version if standard library is affected

• Create patch release with security fixes
• Update security documentation
• Notify users of security updates

# Run complete security suite
make security
make test
make lint

# Check for hardcoded secrets
grep -r "password\|secret\|key\|token" --exclude-dir=.git .

# Verify file permissions
find . -type f -executable | xargs ls -la

The test suite includes security-focused tests:

• Input validation testing
• Error handling verification
• Temporary file cleanup validation
• Configuration parsing security

Please do not report security vulnerabilities through public GitHub issues.

For security issues:

1. Create a private security advisory on GitHub
2. Email: [security contact if available]
3. Include detailed description and reproduction steps

• Initial Response: Within 24 hours
• Assessment: Within 72 hours
• Fix Timeline: Based on severity
  • Critical: Within 24-48 hours
  • High: Within 1 week
  • Medium: Within 2 weeks
  • Low: Next regular release

• Run make security locally
• Run make test to ensure all tests pass
• Run make lint for code quality
• Review changes for sensitive information
• Update dependencies if security patches available

• Run full security scan
• Verify all dependencies are up to date
• Check for any outstanding security advisories
• Test with security-focused scenarios
• Update security documentation if needed

• Daily automated vulnerability scans
• GitHub Dependabot alerts enabled
• Security advisory notifications
• Go security mailing list monitoring

Security metrics tracked:

• Number of vulnerabilities found/fixed
• Time to patch critical vulnerabilities
• Dependency update frequency
• Security scan coverage

Recommended additional tools for development:

# Install security linters
go install github.com/securecodewarrior/gosec/v2/cmd/gosec@latest
go install honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@latest

# Run additional security checks
gosec ./...
staticcheck ./...

• Go Security Policy
• OWASP Go Secure Coding Practices
• CIS Go Benchmarks
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework

• v1.0.0: Initial security implementation
• Current: Enhanced with official govulncheck-action and comprehensive scanning

Last Updated: July 2025 Security Version: 1.0 Next Review: Next major release