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🔐 SECURITY SETUP GUIDE

Repository note, April 21, 2026: this is the original peether-protocol workspace. Current public release work has moved to:

The content below describes earlier setup steps and is retained as legacy/reference documentation.

PTDT Settlement API - Private Repository Security Configuration

✅ COMPLETED SECURITY MEASURES

Your repository is now configured with comprehensive security controls:

1. 🔐 SECURITY.md - Responsible Disclosure Policy

  • ✅ Establishes vulnerability reporting process
  • ✅ Defines severity levels
  • ✅ Sets response time expectations (24-90 days)
  • ✅ Protects pre-launch security

Location: SECURITY.md Use: Share with trusted security researchers for responsible disclosure

2. 📊 CODEOWNERS - Code Review & Responsibility

  • ✅ Tracks who owns which code sections
  • ✅ Requires approval for critical changes
  • ✅ Audit trail for all modifications
  • ✅ Prevents unauthorized changes

Location: CODEOWNERS Use: GitHub automatically enforces approvals based on this file

3. 📄 LICENSE - MIT License

  • ✅ Clarifies intellectual property rights
  • ✅ Sets usage expectations
  • ✅ Protects your code legally
  • ✅ Standard for software projects

Location: LICENSE Use: Legal protection for your code

4. 🔒 .gitignore - Secret Protection

  • ✅ Prevents accidental secret commits
  • ✅ Catches environment variables
  • ✅ Prevents API key leakage
  • ✅ Blocks private key commits
  • ✅ Comprehensive pattern matching

Location: .gitignore Use: Automatically prevents sensitive file commits

🔩 NEXT STEPS: GITHUB CONFIGURATION

Step 1: Make Repository Private 🔐

  1. Go to GitHub: https://github.com/pinkpeether/peether-protocol/settings
  2. Click Settings → General
  3. Scroll to Danger Zone
  4. Click Change repository visibility
  5. Select Private
  6. Confirm

Step 2: Enable Branch Protection 🔐

  1. Go to Settings → Branches
  2. Add rule for main branch
  3. Enable:
    • ✅ "Require a pull request before merging"
    • ✅ "Require reviews from code owners"
    • ✅ "Require 1 approval"
    • ✅ "Dismiss stale pull request approvals"
    • ✅ "Require branches to be up to date before merging"
    • ✅ "Require status checks to pass"

Step 3: Enable Secret Scanning 🔐

  1. Go to Settings → Code security & analysis
  2. Enable Secret scanning
  3. Enable Push protection
  4. GitHub will block commits containing secrets

Step 4: Set Up GitHub Teams 🔐

  1. Create team structure:

    peether-team/
├── core-devs (code access)
├── security (security review)
├── devops (deployment)
├── maintainers (full access)

  2. Set up permissions:

    • Maintainers: Admin access
    • Core-devs: Write access
    • Security: Read access (for review)
    • DevOps: Write access (for deployment)

Step 5: Configure Approval Requirements 🔐

Edit CODEOWNERS with your actual team members:

# Replace @pinkpeether with actual GitHub usernames
* @username1 @username2  # Default reviewers
src/services/paymentService.ts @security-expert @cto
prisma/ @devops-lead @dba

Step 6: Enable Required Status Checks 🔐

  1. Go to Settings → Branches
  2. Under branch protection rule for main:
  3. Enable Require status checks to pass before merging
  4. Select checks:
    • ✅ TypeScript compilation
    • ✅ Linting
    • ✅ Tests
    • ✅ Security scanning

📊 FILE STRUCTURE REFERENCE

peether-protocol/
├── 🔒 SECURITY.md              ← Vulnerability reporting policy
├── 📊 CODEOWNERS              ← Code review ownership
├── 📄 LICENSE                ← MIT License
├── 🔒 .gitignore              ← Secret protection
├── 🔒 .env.example            ← Template (no secrets!)
├── .env                      ← [NEVER COMMIT] Local only
├─┠ [All other source files]

✅ BEST PRACTICES FOR PRIVATE REPO

📚 Before Every Commit

# 1. Check git status
git status

# 2. Review changes
git diff

# 3. Make sure .env is NOT staged
git check-ignore .env  # Should show .gitignore match

# 4. Add files carefully (use -p for interactive)
git add -p

# 5. Commit with message
git commit -m "feature: Description"

# 6. Push
git push origin feature-branch

🔑 Secret Management

DO:

  • ✅ Use .env.example to document variables
  • ✅ Store secrets in GitHub Secrets (for CI/CD)
  • ✅ Use environment variables locally
  • ✅ Use AWS Secrets Manager / HashiCorp Vault for production
  • ✅ Rotate API keys regularly
  • ✅ Use different keys for dev/staging/production

DON'T:

  • ❌ Commit .env file
  • ❌ Hard-code API keys in code
  • ❌ Share private keys via email/chat
  • ❌ Use same keys across environments
  • ❌ Store secrets in comments
  • ❌ Log sensitive data

💭 Code Review Process

  1. Create Feature Branch:

    git checkout -b feature/payment-improvement

  2. Make Changes & Commit:

    git add src/services/paymentService.ts
git commit -m "fix: Improve payment validation"

  3. Push & Create PR:

    git push origin feature/payment-improvement

  4. GitHub Automatically Requests Reviewers:

    • CODEOWNERS file determines who reviews
    • Reviews required before merge
    • Status checks must pass

  5. Reviewers Approve & Merge:

    • GitHub enforces approval requirement
    • Only authorized users can merge

🔍 SECURITY CHECKLIST

Initial Setup ✅

  • Make repository private
  • Add SECURITY.md
  • Add CODEOWNERS
  • Add LICENSE
  • Add enhanced .gitignore
  • Enable branch protection
  • Enable secret scanning
  • Set up GitHub teams
  • Configure CODEOWNERS with real usernames
  • Require status checks
  • Add .env.example (no secrets!)

Before First Deploy 🔐

  • Security audit of code
  • Vulnerability scan
  • Dependency audit
  • Code review by security expert
  • Load testing
  • Penetration testing
  • Smart contract audit (for PTDT integration)
  • Production secrets configured

Ongoing Monitoring 📐

  • Weekly secret scanning
  • Monthly dependency updates
  • Monthly security patches
  • Quarterly code audit
  • Regular backup verification

📑 DOCUMENTATION GUIDE

File Purpose Audience Frequency
SECURITY.md Vulnerability reporting Security researchers Update on policy change
CODEOWNERS Code ownership Development team Update on team change
LICENSE Legal terms Legal/Users Once at launch
.gitignore Secret prevention All developers Update on new patterns
.env.example Setup template Developers Update with new vars
README.md Project overview All Update on feature change
DEPLOYMENT.md Deployment guide DevOps Update on process change

🌟 SECURITY INCIDENT RESPONSE

If you suspect a security breach:

  1. Immediately:

    • Revoke all API keys
    • Rotate database passwords
    • Reset blockchain private keys
    • Force-push to remove secrets (if already leaked)

  2. Within 1 Hour:

    • Notify team members
    • Document what happened
    • Review git logs for changes
    • Check blockchain for unauthorized transactions

  3. Within 24 Hours:

    • Complete security audit
    • Update all credentials
    • Deploy patches
    • Notify affected users

  4. Follow-Up:

    • Implement fixes
    • Update SECURITY.md if needed
    • Brief team on lessons learned

📞 SUPPORT CONTACTS

Security Issues:

General Support:

🙋 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thank you for taking security seriously! 🔐

This setup provides:

  • ✅ Pre-launch privacy
  • ✅ Intellectual property protection
  • ✅ Secret prevention
  • ✅ Code quality enforcement
  • ✅ Security auditability
  • ✅ Team coordination

Your repository is now private and secure. 🚀

Last Updated: January 26, 2026 Version: 1.0