NFTBan

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 Basics 13/13 ●

  • General

    Note that other projects may use the same name.

    NFTBan is an open-source Linux Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and firewall manager built on nftables, designed to integrate cleanly with modern Linux security stacks.

    Please use SPDX license expression format; examples include "Apache-2.0", "BSD-2-Clause", "BSD-3-Clause", "GPL-2.0+", "LGPL-3.0+", "MIT", and "(BSD-2-Clause OR Ruby)". Do not include single quotes or double quotes.
    If there is more than one language, list them as comma-separated values (spaces optional) and sort them from most to least used. If there is a long list, please list at least the first three most common ones. If there is no language (e.g., this is a documentation-only or test-only project), use the single character "-". Please use a conventional capitalization for each language, e.g., "JavaScript".
    The Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) is a structured naming scheme for information technology systems, software, and packages. It is used in a number of systems and databases when reporting vulnerabilities.

    NFTBan is a security-focused Linux Intrusion Prevention System designed for enterprise environments.

    Key security practices:

    • SLSA Level 3 supply chain security with signed provenance
    • SBOM (SPDX-JSON) attached to every release
    • Multiple static analysis tools: CodeQL, Semgrep, gosec, govulncheck, Trivy
    • Comprehensive threat model and security architecture documentation
    • 14 fuzz tests for security-critical parsing functions
    • Privilege separation using Polkit (no full root required for operators)
    • Single-writer daemon architecture with Unix socket IPC

    The project targets Tier 4 security-critical infrastructure and is preparing for OSTIF security audit consideration.

    Website: https://nftban.com
    Documentation: https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/wiki
    Security Policy: https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/blob/main/SECURITY.md

  • Basic project website content


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    The project website MUST succinctly describe what the software does (what problem does it solve?). [description_good]
    This MUST be in language that potential users can understand (e.g., it uses minimal jargon).

    The README.md clearly states: "NFTBan is an open-source Linux Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and firewall manager built on nftables, designed to integrate cleanly with modern Linux security stacks."
    This describes:

    • WHAT: Intrusion Prevention System & firewall manager
    • PROBLEM SOLVED: Automated threat detection and blocking
    • TARGET: Linux servers
      The description uses minimal jargon and is understandable by system administrators.
      See: https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban#readme

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    The project website MUST provide information on how to: obtain, provide feedback (as bug reports or enhancements), and contribute to the software. [interact]

    OBTAIN:

    • README provides installation commands for all supported platforms (Ubuntu, Debian, RHEL/Rocky/Alma)
    • Direct download links to .deb and .rpm packages
    • Source installation via git clone
      See: https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban#quick-install

    FEEDBACK (Bug Reports/Enhancements):

    CONTRIBUTE:

    • Public GitHub repository accepts contributions
    • MPL-2.0 license allows contributions
    • Standard GitHub PR workflow

    See: https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban


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    The information on how to contribute MUST explain the contribution process (e.g., are pull requests used?) (URL required) [contribution]
    We presume that projects on GitHub use issues and pull requests unless otherwise noted. This information can be short, e.g., stating that the project uses pull requests, an issue tracker, or posts to a mailing list (which one?)

    Non-trivial contribution file in repository: https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md.


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    The information on how to contribute SHOULD include the requirements for acceptable contributions (e.g., a reference to any required coding standard). (URL required) [contribution_requirements]

    https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md


  • FLOSS license


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    The software produced by the project MUST be released as FLOSS. [floss_license]
    FLOSS is software released in a way that meets the Open Source Definition or Free Software Definition. Examples of such licenses include the CC0, MIT, BSD 2-clause, BSD 3-clause revised, Apache 2.0, Lesser GNU General Public License (LGPL), and the GNU General Public License (GPL). For our purposes, this means that the license MUST be: The software MAY also be licensed other ways (e.g., "GPLv2 or proprietary" is acceptable).

    The MPL-2.0 license is approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI).


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    It is SUGGESTED that any required license(s) for the software produced by the project be approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI). [floss_license_osi]
    The OSI uses a rigorous approval process to determine which licenses are OSS.

    The MPL-2.0 license is approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI).


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    The project MUST post the license(s) of its results in a standard location in their source repository. (URL required) [license_location]
    One convention is posting the license as a top-level file named LICENSE or COPYING, which MAY be followed by an extension such as ".txt" or ".md". An alternative convention is to have a directory named LICENSES containing license file(s); these files are typically named as their SPDX license identifier followed by an appropriate file extension, as described in the REUSE Specification. Note that this criterion is only a requirement on the source repository. You do NOT need to include the license file when generating something from the source code (such as an executable, package, or container). For example, when generating an R package for the Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN), follow standard CRAN practice: if the license is a standard license, use the standard short license specification (to avoid installing yet another copy of the text) and list the LICENSE file in an exclusion file such as .Rbuildignore. Similarly, when creating a Debian package, you may put a link in the copyright file to the license text in /usr/share/common-licenses, and exclude the license file from the created package (e.g., by deleting the file after calling dh_auto_install). We encourage including machine-readable license information in generated formats where practical.

    Non-trivial license location file in repository: https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/blob/main/LICENSE.


  • Documentation


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    The project MUST provide basic documentation for the software produced by the project. [documentation_basics]
    This documentation must be in some media (such as text or video) that includes: how to install it, how to start it, how to use it (possibly with a tutorial using examples), and how to use it securely (e.g., what to do and what not to do) if that is an appropriate topic for the software. The security documentation need not be long. The project MAY use hypertext links to non-project material as documentation. If the project does not produce software, choose "not applicable" (N/A).

    Some documentation basics file contents found.


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    The project MUST provide reference documentation that describes the external interface (both input and output) of the software produced by the project. [documentation_interface]
    The documentation of an external interface explains to an end-user or developer how to use it. This would include its application program interface (API) if the software has one. If it is a library, document the major classes/types and methods/functions that can be called. If it is a web application, define its URL interface (often its REST interface). If it is a command-line interface, document the parameters and options it supports. In many cases it's best if most of this documentation is automatically generated, so that this documentation stays synchronized with the software as it changes, but this isn't required. The project MAY use hypertext links to non-project material as documentation. Documentation MAY be automatically generated (where practical this is often the best way to do so). Documentation of a REST interface may be generated using Swagger/OpenAPI. Code interface documentation MAY be generated using tools such as JSDoc (JavaScript), ESDoc (JavaScript), pydoc (Python), devtools (R), pkgdown (R), and Doxygen (many). Merely having comments in implementation code is not sufficient to satisfy this criterion; there needs to be an easy way to see the information without reading through all the source code. If the project does not produce software, choose "not applicable" (N/A).

    The project provides comprehensive external interface documentation:

    1. CLI Reference (76 commands with all flags/options):
      https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/wiki/CLI-Commands-Reference

    2. Configuration Schema:
      https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/wiki/Configuration-Reference

    3. Exit Codes documented in CLI reference

    4. JSON output format documented (--json flag)

    5. Architecture documentation:
      https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/blob/main/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md

    All CLI commands document their input parameters and output formats.
    URL to enter: https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/wiki/CLI-Commands-Reference


  • Other


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    The project sites (website, repository, and download URLs) MUST support HTTPS using TLS. [sites_https]
    This requires that the project home page URL and the version control repository URL begin with "https:", not "http:". You can get free certificates from Let's Encrypt. Projects MAY implement this criterion using (for example) GitHub pages, GitLab pages, or SourceForge project pages. If you support HTTP, we urge you to redirect the HTTP traffic to HTTPS.

    Given only https: URLs.


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    The project MUST have one or more mechanisms for discussion (including proposed changes and issues) that are searchable, allow messages and topics to be addressed by URL, enable new people to participate in some of the discussions, and do not require client-side installation of proprietary software. [discussion]
    Examples of acceptable mechanisms include archived mailing list(s), GitHub issue and pull request discussions, Bugzilla, Mantis, and Trac. Asynchronous discussion mechanisms (like IRC) are acceptable if they meet these criteria; make sure there is a URL-addressable archiving mechanism. Proprietary JavaScript, while discouraged, is permitted.

    GitHub supports discussions on issues and pull requests.


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    The project SHOULD provide documentation in English and be able to accept bug reports and comments about code in English. [english]
    English is currently the lingua franca of computer technology; supporting English increases the number of different potential developers and reviewers worldwide. A project can meet this criterion even if its core developers' primary language is not English.

    All project documentation is in English:

    • README.md
    • Wiki pages
    • SECURITY.md
    • CONTRIBUTING.md
    • Code comments
    • CLI help output

    Bug reports and contributions are accepted in English via:

    The project maintainer and all documentation are English-language.


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    The project MUST be maintained. [maintained]
    As a minimum, the project should attempt to respond to significant problem and vulnerability reports. A project that is actively pursuing a badge is probably maintained. All projects and people have limited resources, and typical projects must reject some proposed changes, so limited resources and proposal rejections do not by themselves indicate an unmaintained project.

    When a project knows that it will no longer be maintained, it should set this criterion to "Unmet" and use the appropriate mechanism(s) to indicate to others that it is not being maintained. For example, use “DEPRECATED” as the first heading of its README, add “DEPRECATED” near the beginning of its home page, add “DEPRECATED” to the beginning of its code repository project description, add a no-maintenance-intended badge in its README and/or home page, mark it as deprecated in any package repositories (e.g., npm deprecate), and/or use the code repository's marking system to archive it (e.g., GitHub's "archive" setting, GitLab’s "archived" marking, Gerrit's "readonly" status, or SourceForge’s "abandoned" project status). Additional discussion can be found here.

    The project is actively maintained with regular commits:

    • 10+ commits in the last 24 hours (2026-02-16)
    • Active development of new features and bug fixes
    • Security updates and documentation improvements
    • Responsive to issues and community feedback

    Recent activity includes:

    • Enterprise security controls (CodeQL, Semgrep, Trivy)
    • Bug fixes (ShellCheck, Suricata, port management)
    • Documentation updates (SECURITY.md, THREAT_MODEL.md)

    See commit history: https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/commits/main


 Change Control 9/9 ●

  • Public version-controlled source repository


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    The project MUST have a version-controlled source repository that is publicly readable and has a URL. [repo_public]
    The URL MAY be the same as the project URL. The project MAY use private (non-public) branches in specific cases while the change is not publicly released (e.g., for fixing a vulnerability before it is revealed to the public).

    Repository on GitHub, which provides public git repositories with URLs.


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    The project's source repository MUST track what changes were made, who made the changes, and when the changes were made. [repo_track]

    Repository on GitHub, which uses git. git can track the changes, who made them, and when they were made.


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    To enable collaborative review, the project's source repository MUST include interim versions for review between releases; it MUST NOT include only final releases. [repo_interim]
    Projects MAY choose to omit specific interim versions from their public source repositories (e.g., ones that fix specific non-public security vulnerabilities, may never be publicly released, or include material that cannot be legally posted and are not in the final release).

    The GitHub repository contains the complete development history with all interim commits visible between releases:

    • Full commit history available: https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/commits/main
    • Development happens on main branch with regular commits
    • All work-in-progress changes are publicly visible
    • Not a release-only repository
      Example: Between releases, there are hundreds of commits for features, fixes, refactoring, and documentation - all reviewable.
      The repository does NOT contain only final release tarballs.

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    It is SUGGESTED that common distributed version control software be used (e.g., git) for the project's source repository. [repo_distributed]
    Git is not specifically required and projects can use centralized version control software (such as subversion) with justification.

    Repository on GitHub, which uses git. git is distributed.


  • Unique version numbering


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    The project results MUST have a unique version identifier for each release intended to be used by users. [version_unique]
    This MAY be met in a variety of ways including a commit IDs (such as git commit id or mercurial changeset id) or a version number (including version numbers that use semantic versioning or date-based schemes like YYYYMMDD).
    1. Version Unique

    Status: ✅ Met

    Justification:
    Each release has a unique version identifier following MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH format.

    Current version: 1.15.1
    Previous releases: v1.14.0, v1.13.14, v1.13.13, etc.

    Version is tracked in /VERSION file and used consistently across:

    • Package metadata (DEB/RPM)
    • CLI output (nftban version)
    • GitHub releases

    See: https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/releases


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    It is SUGGESTED that the Semantic Versioning (SemVer) or Calendar Versioning (CalVer) version numbering format be used for releases. It is SUGGESTED that those who use CalVer include a micro level value. [version_semver]
    Projects should generally prefer whatever format is expected by their users, e.g., because it is the normal format used by their ecosystem. Many ecosystems prefer SemVer, and SemVer is generally preferred for application programmer interfaces (APIs) and software development kits (SDKs). CalVer tends to be used by projects that are large, have an unusually large number of independently-developed dependencies, have a constantly-changing scope, or are time-sensitive. It is SUGGESTED that those who use CalVer include a micro level value, because including a micro level supports simultaneously-maintained branches whenever that becomes necessary. Other version numbering formats may be used as version numbers, including git commit IDs or mercurial changeset IDs, as long as they uniquely identify versions. However, some alternatives (such as git commit IDs) can cause problems as release identifiers, because users may not be able to easily determine if they are up-to-date. The version ID format may be unimportant for identifying software releases if all recipients only run the latest version (e.g., it is the code for a single website or internet service that is constantly updated via continuous delivery).

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    It is SUGGESTED that projects identify each release within their version control system. For example, it is SUGGESTED that those using git identify each release using git tags. [version_tags]

  • Release notes


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    The project MUST provide, in each release, release notes that are a human-readable summary of major changes in that release to help users determine if they should upgrade and what the upgrade impact will be. The release notes MUST NOT be the raw output of a version control log (e.g., the "git log" command results are not release notes). Projects whose results are not intended for reuse in multiple locations (such as the software for a single website or service) AND employ continuous delivery MAY select "N/A". (URL required) [release_notes]
    The release notes MAY be implemented in a variety of ways. Many projects provide them in a file named "NEWS", "CHANGELOG", or "ChangeLog", optionally with extensions such as ".txt", ".md", or ".html". Historically the term "change log" meant a log of every change, but to meet these criteria what is needed is a human-readable summary. The release notes MAY instead be provided by version control system mechanisms such as the GitHub Releases workflow.

    Non-trivial release notes file in repository: https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md.


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    The release notes MUST identify every publicly known run-time vulnerability fixed in this release that already had a CVE assignment or similar when the release was created. This criterion may be marked as not applicable (N/A) if users typically cannot practically update the software themselves (e.g., as is often true for kernel updates). This criterion applies only to the project results, not to its dependencies. If there are no release notes or there have been no publicly known vulnerabilities, choose N/A. [release_notes_vulns]
    This criterion helps users determine if a given update will fix a vulnerability that is publicly known, to help users make an informed decision about updating. If users typically cannot practically update the software themselves on their computers, but must instead depend on one or more intermediaries to perform the update (as is often the case for a kernel and low-level software that is intertwined with a kernel), the project may choose "not applicable" (N/A) instead, since this additional information will not be helpful to those users. Similarly, a project may choose N/A if all recipients only run the latest version (e.g., it is the code for a single website or internet service that is constantly updated via continuous delivery). This criterion only applies to the project results, not its dependencies. Listing the vulnerabilities of all transitive dependencies of a project becomes unwieldy as dependencies increase and vary, and is unnecessary since tools that examine and track dependencies can do this in a more scalable way.

    No publicly known vulnerabilities with CVE assignments existed at the time of recent releases.


 Reporting 8/8 ●

  • Bug-reporting process


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    The project MUST provide a process for users to submit bug reports (e.g., using an issue tracker or a mailing list). (URL required) [report_process]

    https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/issues


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    The project SHOULD use an issue tracker for tracking individual issues. [report_tracker]

    https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/issues


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    The project MUST acknowledge a majority of bug reports submitted in the last 2-12 months (inclusive); the response need not include a fix. [report_responses]

    The project maintainer actively responds to bug reports and issues:

    Recent examples (last 2 months):

    • Issue #51: GUI Rewrite - Responded with detailed implementation status
    • Issue #47: Service Scanner - Multiple status updates provided
    • Issue #44: Suricata Config - Responded and resolved
    • Issue #43: Suricata Config - Responded and resolved
    • Issue #42: EVE JSON - Responded and resolved
    • Issue #41: EVE Reader - Multiple progress updates
    • Issue #38: Rocky/AlmaLinux - Responded and resolved

    Response pattern:

    • Issues receive acknowledgment, often with detailed technical responses
    • Status updates provided for ongoing work
    • Issues closed with resolution documentation

    See: https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/issues?q=is%3Aissue


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    The project SHOULD respond to a majority (>50%) of enhancement requests in the last 2-12 months (inclusive). [enhancement_responses]
    The response MAY be 'no' or a discussion about its merits. The goal is simply that there be some response to some requests, which indicates that the project is still alive. For purposes of this criterion, projects need not count fake requests (e.g., from spammers or automated systems). If a project is no longer making enhancements, please select "unmet" and include the URL that makes this situation clear to users. If a project tends to be overwhelmed by the number of enhancement requests, please select "unmet" and explain.

    Enhancement requests are tracked via GitHub Issues with the 'enhancement' label.
    Examples from last 6 months:

    • Issue #51: GUI Rewrite - Active development with status updates
    • Issue #47: Service Scanner - Feature planned with updates
    • Issue #41: EVE Reader - Enhancement implemented and merged

    See: https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/issues?q=is%3Aissue+label%3Aenhancement


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    The project MUST have a publicly available archive for reports and responses for later searching. (URL required) [report_archive]

    https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/issues?q=is%3Aissue

    GitHub Issues provides permanent public archive of all bug reports and responses, searchable by keywords, labels, author, and date.


  • Vulnerability report process


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    The project MUST publish the process for reporting vulnerabilities on the project site. (URL required) [vulnerability_report_process]
    Projects hosted on GitHub SHOULD consider enabling privately reporting a security vulnerability. Projects on GitLab SHOULD consider using its ability for privately reporting a vulnerability. Projects MAY identify a mailing address on https://PROJECTSITE/security, often in the form security@example.org. This vulnerability reporting process MAY be the same as its bug reporting process. Vulnerability reports MAY always be public, but many projects have a private vulnerability reporting mechanism.

    URL: https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/blob/main/SECURITY.md

    SECURITY.md documents the complete vulnerability reporting process including:

    • Email: security@nftban.com with [SECURITY] prefix
    • Required information (description, steps to reproduce, impact)
    • 90-day coordinated disclosure timeline
    • Response SLAs (48h acknowledgment, 7-14 day updates)

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    If private vulnerability reports are supported, the project MUST include how to send the information in a way that is kept private. (URL required) [vulnerability_report_private]
    Examples include a private defect report submitted on the web using HTTPS (TLS) or an email encrypted using OpenPGP. If vulnerability reports are always public (so there are never private vulnerability reports), choose "not applicable" (N/A).

    URL: https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/blob/main/SECURITY.md#how-to-report

    Private vulnerability reports via security@nftban.com (not public GitHub Issues).
    SECURITY.md explicitly states: "DO NOT report security vulnerabilities through public GitHub issues."
    PGP key available upon request for encrypted communication.


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    The project's initial response time for any vulnerability report received in the last 6 months MUST be less than or equal to 14 days. [vulnerability_report_response]
    If there have been no vulnerabilities reported in the last 6 months, choose "not applicable" (N/A).

    No security vulnerabilities have been reported in the last 6 months. SECURITY.md commits to 48-hour initial acknowledgment and 7-day initial assessment. The documented NFTBan-SA-2024-001 advisory demonstrates historical response capability.


 Quality 13/13 ●

  • Working build system


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    If the software produced by the project requires building for use, the project MUST provide a working build system that can automatically rebuild the software from source code. [build]
    A build system determines what actions need to occur to rebuild the software (and in what order), and then performs those steps. For example, it can invoke a compiler to compile the source code. If an executable is created from source code, it must be possible to modify the project's source code and then generate an updated executable with those modifications. If the software produced by the project depends on external libraries, the build system does not need to build those external libraries. If there is no need to build anything to use the software after its source code is modified, select "not applicable" (N/A).

    Non-trivial build file in repository: https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/blob/main/Makefile.


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    It is SUGGESTED that common tools be used for building the software. [build_common_tools]
    For example, Maven, Ant, cmake, the autotools, make, rake (Ruby), or devtools (R).

    Non-trivial build file in repository: https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/blob/main/Makefile.


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    The project SHOULD be buildable using only FLOSS tools. [build_floss_tools]

    Nftban is buildable using only open-source tools: the Go toolchain, GNU coreutils, and standard Linux packaging tools (dpkg/rpm tooling). No proprietary compilers, SDKs, or closed build systems are required. Builds are performed via GitHub Actions using Ubuntu runners with open-source dependencies.


  • Automated test suite


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    The project MUST use at least one automated test suite that is publicly released as FLOSS (this test suite may be maintained as a separate FLOSS project). The project MUST clearly show or document how to run the test suite(s) (e.g., via a continuous integration (CI) script or via documentation in files such as BUILD.md, README.md, or CONTRIBUTING.md). [test]
    The project MAY use multiple automated test suites (e.g., one that runs quickly, vs. another that is more thorough but requires special equipment). There are many test frameworks and test support systems available, including Selenium (web browser automation), Junit (JVM, Java), RUnit (R), testthat (R).

    nftban includes an automated FLOSS test suite using the Go standard testing framework. Tests can be executed locally with go test ./... and are also executed in CI on every push and pull request via GitHub Actions (see .github/workflows/ci.yml).


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    A test suite SHOULD be invocable in a standard way for that language. [test_invocation]
    For example, "make check", "mvn test", or "rake test" (Ruby).

    The nftban test suite is invocable using the standard Go tooling: go test ./.... Additional checks such as race detection are run with go test -race ./... in CI.


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    It is SUGGESTED that the test suite cover most (or ideally all) the code branches, input fields, and functionality. [test_most]

    nftban runs unit and integration tests across core packages (config parsing, log parsing, rule generation). Coverage reporting is generated using go test -coverprofile=coverage.out ./... and tracked over time in CI. The project targets increasing coverage toward 70%+ for critical logic paths.


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    It is SUGGESTED that the project implement continuous integration (where new or changed code is frequently integrated into a central code repository and automated tests are run on the result). [test_continuous_integration]

    nftban uses GitHub Actions CI to run automated tests on pull requests and pushes to the main branch. The CI workflow executes go test ./... (and go test -race where applicable) and fails builds on test failures (see .github/workflows/ci.yml and .github/workflows/secure-go.yml).


  • New functionality testing


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    The project MUST have a general policy (formal or not) that as major new functionality is added to the software produced by the project, tests of that functionality should be added to an automated test suite. [test_policy]
    As long as a policy is in place, even by word of mouth, that says developers should add tests to the automated test suite for major new functionality, select "Met."

    When new major functionality is added, tests are required.


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    The project MUST have evidence that the test_policy for adding tests has been adhered to in the most recent major changes to the software produced by the project. [tests_are_added]
    Major functionality would typically be mentioned in the release notes. Perfection is not required, merely evidence that tests are typically being added in practice to the automated test suite when new major functionality is added to the software produced by the project.

    Testing Policy

    All new major functionality MUST include appropriate automated tests.

    Pull requests that introduce new features must include:

    • Unit tests covering core logic changes
    • Integration tests where applicable
    • Updates to existing tests if behavior changes

    Pull requests without appropriate tests may be rejected unless justified (e.g., documentation-only changes).


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    It is SUGGESTED that this policy on adding tests (see test_policy) be documented in the instructions for change proposals. [tests_documented_added]
    However, even an informal rule is acceptable as long as the tests are being added in practice.

    Testing Policy

    All new major functionality MUST include appropriate automated tests.

    Pull requests that introduce new features must include:

    • Unit tests covering core logic changes
    • Integration tests where applicable
    • Updates to existing tests if behavior changes

    Pull requests without appropriate tests may be rejected unless justified (e.g., documentation-only changes).


  • Warning flags


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    The project MUST enable one or more compiler warning flags, a "safe" language mode, or use a separate "linter" tool to look for code quality errors or common simple mistakes, if there is at least one FLOSS tool that can implement this criterion in the selected language. [warnings]
    Examples of compiler warning flags include gcc/clang "-Wall". Examples of a "safe" language mode include JavaScript "use strict" and perl5's "use warnings". A separate "linter" tool is simply a tool that examines the source code to look for code quality errors or common simple mistakes. These are typically enabled within the source code or build instructions.

    The project enables static analysis and compiler diagnostics using go vet, staticcheck, gosec, and GitHub CodeQL. These tools are executed automatically in CI workflows and detect common coding errors, unsafe constructs, and security issues. Builds fail if these checks report problems.


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    The project MUST address warnings. [warnings_fixed]
    These are the warnings identified by the implementation of the warnings criterion. The project should fix warnings or mark them in the source code as false positives. Ideally there would be no warnings, but a project MAY accept some warnings (typically less than 1 warning per 100 lines or less than 10 warnings).

    All static analysis findings from go vet, staticcheck, gosec, and CodeQL must be resolved before merge. CI workflows fail on detected issues, and warnings are not ignored without documented justification.


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    It is SUGGESTED that projects be maximally strict with warnings in the software produced by the project, where practical. [warnings_strict]
    Some warnings cannot be effectively enabled on some projects. What is needed is evidence that the project is striving to enable warning flags where it can, so that errors are detected early.

    The project applies strict static analysis by running go vet, full staticcheck, gosec, CodeQL, and race detection (go test -race) in CI. Builds fail on analysis errors to enforce high code quality and safety standards.


 Security 16/16 ●

  • Secure development knowledge


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    The project MUST have at least one primary developer who knows how to design secure software. (See ‘details’ for the exact requirements.) [know_secure_design]
    This requires understanding the following design principles, including the 8 principles from Saltzer and Schroeder:
    • economy of mechanism (keep the design as simple and small as practical, e.g., by adopting sweeping simplifications)
    • fail-safe defaults (access decisions should deny by default, and projects' installation should be secure by default)
    • complete mediation (every access that might be limited must be checked for authority and be non-bypassable)
    • open design (security mechanisms should not depend on attacker ignorance of its design, but instead on more easily protected and changed information like keys and passwords)
    • separation of privilege (ideally, access to important objects should depend on more than one condition, so that defeating one protection system won't enable complete access. E.G., multi-factor authentication, such as requiring both a password and a hardware token, is stronger than single-factor authentication)
    • least privilege (processes should operate with the least privilege necessary)
    • least common mechanism (the design should minimize the mechanisms common to more than one user and depended on by all users, e.g., directories for temporary files)
    • psychological acceptability (the human interface must be designed for ease of use - designing for "least astonishment" can help)
    • limited attack surface (the attack surface - the set of the different points where an attacker can try to enter or extract data - should be limited)
    • input validation with allowlists (inputs should typically be checked to determine if they are valid before they are accepted; this validation should use allowlists (which only accept known-good values), not denylists (which attempt to list known-bad values)).
    A "primary developer" in a project is anyone who is familiar with the project's code base, is comfortable making changes to it, and is acknowledged as such by most other participants in the project. A primary developer would typically make a number of contributions over the past year (via code, documentation, or answering questions). Developers would typically be considered primary developers if they initiated the project (and have not left the project more than three years ago), have the option of receiving information on a private vulnerability reporting channel (if there is one), can accept commits on behalf of the project, or perform final releases of the project software. If there is only one developer, that individual is the primary developer. Many books and courses are available to help you understand how to develop more secure software and discuss design. For example, the Secure Software Development Fundamentals course is a free set of three courses that explain how to develop more secure software (it's free if you audit it; for an extra fee you can earn a certificate to prove you learned the material).

    Primary developer demonstrates secure design knowledge through:

    • THREAT_MODEL.md documenting assets, adversaries, attack surfaces
    • SECURITY.md with capability-based privilege model, systemd sandboxing
    • Single-writer architecture (nftband daemon) for serialized nft operations
    • Defense-in-depth: Polkit RBAC, Unix socket IPC, input validation
      See: https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/blob/main/docs/THREAT_MODEL.md

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    At least one of the project's primary developers MUST know of common kinds of errors that lead to vulnerabilities in this kind of software, as well as at least one method to counter or mitigate each of them. [know_common_errors]
    Examples (depending on the type of software) include SQL injection, OS injection, classic buffer overflow, cross-site scripting, missing authentication, and missing authorization. See the CWE/SANS top 25 or OWASP Top 10 for commonly used lists. Many books and courses are available to help you understand how to develop more secure software and discuss common implementation errors that lead to vulnerabilities. For example, the Secure Software Development Fundamentals course is a free set of three courses that explain how to develop more secure software (it's free if you audit it; for an extra fee you can earn a certificate to prove you learned the material).

    Codebase demonstrates knowledge of common vulnerabilities and mitigations:

    • Command injection: Parameterized commands, no string interpolation
    • Input validation: IP regex validation, schema-validated config
    • Race conditions: Atomic nftables transactions, file locking
    • Privilege escalation: NoNewPrivileges=true, capability-based model
    • Timing attacks: crypto/subtle for constant-time comparison
      See: https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/blob/main/SECURITY.md#input-validation

  • Use basic good cryptographic practices

    Note that some software does not need to use cryptographic mechanisms. If your project produces software that (1) includes, activates, or enables encryption functionality, and (2) might be released from the United States (US) to outside the US or to a non-US-citizen, you may be legally required to take a few extra steps. Typically this just involves sending an email. For more information, see the encryption section of Understanding Open Source Technology & US Export Controls.

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    The software produced by the project MUST use, by default, only cryptographic protocols and algorithms that are publicly published and reviewed by experts (if cryptographic protocols and algorithms are used). [crypto_published]
    These cryptographic criteria do not always apply because some software has no need to directly use cryptographic capabilities.

    NFTBan uses only published, expert-reviewed algorithms:

    • SHA-256 for hashing (crypto/sha256)
    • TLS 1.2+ minimum for network connections
    • Standard Go crypto libraries (crypto/rand, crypto/tls)
      No custom cryptographic implementations.

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    If the software produced by the project is an application or library, and its primary purpose is not to implement cryptography, then it SHOULD only call on software specifically designed to implement cryptographic functions; it SHOULD NOT re-implement its own. [crypto_call]

    NFTBan delegates all cryptography to standard libraries:

    • Go standard library crypto/* packages
    • System PAM for password authentication
    • TLS via Go's crypto/tls (not custom implementation)
      No re-implemented cryptographic primitives.

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    All functionality in the software produced by the project that depends on cryptography MUST be implementable using FLOSS. [crypto_floss]
    See the Open Standards Requirement for Software by the Open Source Initiative.

    All cryptographic functionality uses FLOSS:

    • Go standard library (BSD license)
    • System PAM/OpenSSL (FLOSS)
      No proprietary cryptographic components required.

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    The security mechanisms within the software produced by the project MUST use default keylengths that at least meet the NIST minimum requirements through the year 2030 (as stated in 2012). It MUST be possible to configure the software so that smaller keylengths are completely disabled. [crypto_keylength]
    These minimum bitlengths are: symmetric key 112, factoring modulus 2048, discrete logarithm key 224, discrete logarithmic group 2048, elliptic curve 224, and hash 224 (password hashing is not covered by this bitlength, more information on password hashing can be found in the crypto_password_storage criterion). See https://www.keylength.com for a comparison of keylength recommendations from various organizations. The software MAY allow smaller keylengths in some configurations (ideally it would not, since this allows downgrade attacks, but shorter keylengths are sometimes necessary for interoperability).

    TLS configurations enforce minimum TLS 1.2 with secure cipher suites. All TLS connections use MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS12. SHA-256 (256-bit) used for hashing. No weak key lengths permitted.


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    The default security mechanisms within the software produced by the project MUST NOT depend on broken cryptographic algorithms (e.g., MD4, MD5, single DES, RC4, Dual_EC_DRBG), or use cipher modes that are inappropriate to the context, unless they are necessary to implement an interoperable protocol (where the protocol implemented is the most recent version of that standard broadly supported by the network ecosystem, that ecosystem requires the use of such an algorithm or mode, and that ecosystem does not offer any more secure alternative). The documentation MUST describe any relevant security risks and any known mitigations if these broken algorithms or modes are necessary for an interoperable protocol. [crypto_working]
    ECB mode is almost never appropriate because it reveals identical blocks within the ciphertext as demonstrated by the ECB penguin, and CTR mode is often inappropriate because it does not perform authentication and causes duplicates if the input state is repeated. In many cases it's best to choose a block cipher algorithm mode designed to combine secrecy and authentication, e.g., Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) and EAX. Projects MAY allow users to enable broken mechanisms (e.g., during configuration) where necessary for compatibility, but then users know they're doing it.

    No broken algorithms used. Codebase verified:

    • No MD4, MD5, single DES, RC4, or Dual_EC_DRBG
    • No SHA-1 for security purposes
    • All hashing uses SHA-256

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    The default security mechanisms within the software produced by the project SHOULD NOT depend on cryptographic algorithms or modes with known serious weaknesses (e.g., the SHA-1 cryptographic hash algorithm or the CBC mode in SSH). [crypto_weaknesses]
    Concerns about CBC mode in SSH are discussed in CERT: SSH CBC vulnerability.

    No algorithms with known serious weaknesses. SHA-256 for all hashing. TLS 1.2+ minimum. No SHA-1 or CBC mode in security contexts.


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    The security mechanisms within the software produced by the project SHOULD implement perfect forward secrecy for key agreement protocols so a session key derived from a set of long-term keys cannot be compromised if one of the long-term keys is compromised in the future. [crypto_pfs]

    TLS connections use Go's default cipher suite selection which prioritizes ECDHE key exchange for perfect forward secrecy. No static key exchange ciphers configured.


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    If the software produced by the project causes the storing of passwords for authentication of external users, the passwords MUST be stored as iterated hashes with a per-user salt by using a key stretching (iterated) algorithm (e.g., Argon2id, Bcrypt, Scrypt, or PBKDF2). See also OWASP Password Storage Cheat Sheet. [crypto_password_storage]
    This criterion applies only when the software is enforcing authentication of users using passwords for external users (aka inbound authentication), such as server-side web applications. It does not apply in cases where the software stores passwords for authenticating into other systems (aka outbound authentication, e.g., the software implements a client for some other system), since at least parts of that software must have often access to the unhashed password.

    NFTBan does NOT store passwords internally. Authentication delegates to system PAM (pkg/auth/pam.go). Session tokens generated via crypto/rand and compared using crypto/subtle for timing-attack resistance.


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    The security mechanisms within the software produced by the project MUST generate all cryptographic keys and nonces using a cryptographically secure random number generator, and MUST NOT do so using generators that are cryptographically insecure. [crypto_random]
    A cryptographically secure random number generator may be a hardware random number generator, or it may be a cryptographically secure pseudo-random number generator (CSPRNG) using an algorithm such as Hash_DRBG, HMAC_DRBG, CTR_DRBG, Yarrow, or Fortuna. Examples of calls to secure random number generators include Java's java.security.SecureRandom and JavaScript's window.crypto.getRandomValues. Examples of calls to insecure random number generators include Java's java.util.Random and JavaScript's Math.random.

    All random generation uses crypto/rand (cryptographically secure):

    • Session tokens: pkg/session/store.go
    • Event IDs: pkg/eventbus/bus.go
      No math/rand usage found in security contexts.

  • Secured delivery against man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks


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    The project MUST use a delivery mechanism that counters MITM attacks. Using https or ssh+scp is acceptable. [delivery_mitm]
    An even stronger mechanism is releasing the software with digitally signed packages, since that mitigates attacks on the distribution system, but this only works if the users can be confident that the public keys for signatures are correct and if the users will actually check the signature.

    All releases delivered via HTTPS:

    • GitHub Releases (HTTPS only)
    • SHA256 checksums in SHA256SUMS file
    • SLSA Level 3 provenance attestations (.intoto.jsonl)
    • SBOM (sbom.spdx.json) attached to releases
      See: https://github.com/itcmsgr/nftban/releases

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    A cryptographic hash (e.g., a sha1sum) MUST NOT be retrieved over http and used without checking for a cryptographic signature. [delivery_unsigned]
    These hashes can be modified in transit.

    Checksums verified via SLSA provenance. SHA256SUMS file accompanies releases. Users can verify with: slsa-verifier verify-artifact. No HTTP-only hash retrieval.


  • Publicly known vulnerabilities fixed


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    There MUST be no unpatched vulnerabilities of medium or higher severity that have been publicly known for more than 60 days. [vulnerabilities_fixed_60_days]
    The vulnerability must be patched and released by the project itself (patches may be developed elsewhere). A vulnerability becomes publicly known (for this purpose) once it has a CVE with publicly released non-paywalled information (reported, for example, in the National Vulnerability Database) or when the project has been informed and the information has been released to the public (possibly by the project). A vulnerability is considered medium or higher severity if its Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base qualitative score is medium or higher. In CVSS versions 2.0 through 3.1, this is equivalent to a CVSS score of 4.0 or higher. Projects may use the CVSS score as published in a widely-used vulnerability database (such as the National Vulnerability Database) using the most-recent version of CVSS reported in that database. Projects may instead calculate the severity themselves using the latest version of CVSS at the time of the vulnerability disclosure, if the calculation inputs are publicly revealed once the vulnerability is publicly known. Note: this means that users might be left vulnerable to all attackers worldwide for up to 60 days. This criterion is often much easier to meet than what Google recommends in Rebooting responsible disclosure, because Google recommends that the 60-day period start when the project is notified even if the report is not public. Also note that this badge criterion, like other criteria, applies to the individual project. Some projects are part of larger umbrella organizations or larger projects, possibly in multiple layers, and many projects feed their results to other organizations and projects as part of a potentially-complex supply chain. An individual project often cannot control the rest, but an individual project can work to release a vulnerability patch in a timely way. Therefore, we focus solely on the individual project's response time. Once a patch is available from the individual project, others can determine how to deal with the patch (e.g., they can update to the newer version or they can apply just the patch as a cherry-picked solution).

    No unpatched medium+ vulnerabilities. NFTBan-SA-2024-001 (Rule Order Bypass, HIGH) was fixed in v0.32.6 within 7 days of discovery. Current v1.15.x has no known unpatched vulnerabilities.


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    Projects SHOULD fix all critical vulnerabilities rapidly after they are reported. [vulnerabilities_critical_fixed]

    No unpatched medium+ vulnerabilities. NFTBan-SA-2024-001 (Rule Order Bypass, HIGH) was fixed in v0.32.6 within 7 days of discovery. Current v1.15.x has no known unpatched vulnerabilities.


  • Other security issues


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    The public repositories MUST NOT leak a valid private credential (e.g., a working password or private key) that is intended to limit public access. [no_leaked_credentials]
    A project MAY leak "sample" credentials for testing and unimportant databases, as long as they are not intended to limit public access.

    No leaked credentials in repository:

    • Gitleaks scans every PR/push (.github/workflows/gitleaks.yml)
    • .gitignore excludes .env, .env.local
    • All credentials use environment variables, not hardcoded
    • No API keys, passwords, or private keys in codebase

 Analysis 8/8 ●

  • Static code analysis


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    At least one static code analysis tool (beyond compiler warnings and "safe" language modes) MUST be applied to any proposed major production release of the software before its release, if there is at least one FLOSS tool that implements this criterion in the selected language. [static_analysis]
    A static code analysis tool examines the software code (as source code, intermediate code, or executable) without executing it with specific inputs. For purposes of this criterion, compiler warnings and "safe" language modes do not count as static code analysis tools (these typically avoid deep analysis because speed is vital). Some static analysis tools focus on detecting generic defects, others focus on finding specific kinds of defects (such as vulnerabilities), and some do a combination. Examples of such static code analysis tools include cppcheck (C, C++), clang static analyzer (C, C++), SpotBugs (Java), FindBugs (Java) (including FindSecurityBugs), PMD (Java), Brakeman (Ruby on Rails), lintr (R), goodpractice (R), Coverity Quality Analyzer, SonarQube, Codacy, and HP Enterprise Fortify Static Code Analyzer. Larger lists of tools can be found in places such as the Wikipedia list of tools for static code analysis, OWASP information on static code analysis, NIST list of source code security analyzers, and Wheeler's list of static analysis tools. If there are no FLOSS static analysis tools available for the implementation language(s) used, you may select 'N/A'.

    Multiple FLOSS static analysis tools run on every PR/push:

    Go code:

    • go vet (compiler-level checks)
    • staticcheck (comprehensive Go linter)
    • gosec (security-focused scanner, SARIF output)
    • govulncheck (vulnerability database scanner)
    • CodeQL (GitHub's semantic analysis)
    • Trivy (filesystem vulnerability scanner)

    Bash code:

    • ShellCheck (bash linting)
    • Semgrep (pattern-based security scanning)

    See: .github/workflows/ci.yml, secure-go.yml, codeql.yml, shellcheck.yml, semgrep.yml


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    It is SUGGESTED that at least one of the static analysis tools used for the static_analysis criterion include rules or approaches to look for common vulnerabilities in the analyzed language or environment. [static_analysis_common_vulnerabilities]
    Static analysis tools that are specifically designed to look for common vulnerabilities are more likely to find them. That said, using any static tools will typically help find some problems, so we are suggesting but not requiring this for the 'passing' level badge.

    Security-focused static analyzers detect common vulnerabilities:

    • gosec: SQL injection, command injection, hardcoded credentials, weak crypto
    • CodeQL: OWASP Top 10, CWE patterns, taint analysis
    • Semgrep: Security patterns for Go and shell code
    • govulncheck: Known CVEs in Go dependencies
    • Trivy: HIGH/CRITICAL CVEs in dependencies

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    All medium and higher severity exploitable vulnerabilities discovered with static code analysis MUST be fixed in a timely way after they are confirmed. [static_analysis_fixed]
    A vulnerability is considered medium or higher severity if its Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base qualitative score is medium or higher. In CVSS versions 2.0 through 3.1, this is equivalent to a CVSS score of 4.0 or higher. Projects may use the CVSS score as published in a widely-used vulnerability database (such as the National Vulnerability Database) using the most-recent version of CVSS reported in that database. Projects may instead calculate the severity themselves using the latest version of CVSS at the time of the vulnerability disclosure, if the calculation inputs are publicly revealed once the vulnerability is publicly known. Note that criterion vulnerabilities_fixed_60_days requires that all such vulnerabilities be fixed within 60 days of being made public.

    CI blocks merge on static analysis failures. Findings in GitHub Security → Code scanning alerts must be resolved. gosec and CodeQL findings are tracked. SECURITY.md commits to 7-14 day fix timeline for HIGH+ severity issues.


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    It is SUGGESTED that static source code analysis occur on every commit or at least daily. [static_analysis_often]

    Static analysis runs on EVERY commit:

    • Push to main/master/develop triggers ci.yml + secure-go.yml
    • All PRs trigger full analysis
    • CodeQL runs on push and PR
    • Semgrep runs on push and PR
      See: .github/workflows/ (14 workflow files with push/PR triggers)

  • Dynamic code analysis


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    It is SUGGESTED that at least one dynamic analysis tool be applied to any proposed major production release of the software before its release. [dynamic_analysis]
    A dynamic analysis tool examines the software by executing it with specific inputs. For example, the project MAY use a fuzzing tool (e.g., American Fuzzy Lop) or a web application scanner (e.g., OWASP ZAP or w3af). In some cases the OSS-Fuzz project may be willing to apply fuzz testing to your project. For purposes of this criterion the dynamic analysis tool needs to vary the inputs in some way to look for various kinds of problems or be an automated test suite with at least 80% branch coverage. The Wikipedia page on dynamic analysis and the OWASP page on fuzzing identify some dynamic analysis tools. The analysis tool(s) MAY be focused on looking for security vulnerabilities, but this is not required.

    Dynamic analysis applied before releases:

    • go test -race (race condition detection)
    • Fuzz testing via go test -fuzz (parser fuzzing)
    • Integration tests (pkg/ipc/ipc_integration_test.go)

    Fuzz tests in .github/workflows/fuzz.yml target:

    • FuzzParseLogLine, FuzzSSHDetector, FuzzMailDetector
    • FuzzFTPDetector, FuzzPanelDetector, FuzzParseFeedLine
    • FuzzValidateAndNormalizeIP, FuzzParseBool, FuzzParseInt

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    It is SUGGESTED that if the software produced by the project includes software written using a memory-unsafe language (e.g., C or C++), then at least one dynamic tool (e.g., a fuzzer or web application scanner) be routinely used in combination with a mechanism to detect memory safety problems such as buffer overwrites. If the project does not produce software written in a memory-unsafe language, choose "not applicable" (N/A). [dynamic_analysis_unsafe]
    Examples of mechanisms to detect memory safety problems include Address Sanitizer (ASAN) (available in GCC and LLVM), Memory Sanitizer, and valgrind. Other potentially-used tools include thread sanitizer and undefined behavior sanitizer. Widespread assertions would also work.

    NFTBan is written in Go (memory-safe) and Bash. No C/C++ code. Go's runtime provides automatic memory management with bounds checking.


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    It is SUGGESTED that the project use a configuration for at least some dynamic analysis (such as testing or fuzzing) which enables many assertions. In many cases these assertions should not be enabled in production builds. [dynamic_analysis_enable_assertions]
    This criterion does not suggest enabling assertions during production; that is entirely up to the project and its users to decide. This criterion's focus is instead to improve fault detection during dynamic analysis before deployment. Enabling assertions in production use is completely different from enabling assertions during dynamic analysis (such as testing). In some cases enabling assertions in production use is extremely unwise (especially in high-integrity components). There are many arguments against enabling assertions in production, e.g., libraries should not crash callers, their presence may cause rejection by app stores, and/or activating an assertion in production may expose private data such as private keys. Beware that in many Linux distributions NDEBUG is not defined, so C/C++ assert() will by default be enabled for production in those environments. It may be important to use a different assertion mechanism or defining NDEBUG for production in those environments.

    Dynamic analysis uses assertion-rich configurations:

    • go test -race enables Go's race detector (panics on races)
    • Fuzz tests use Go's built-in fuzzing with crash detection
    • Integration tests verify IPC protocol correctness
    • CI fails on any detected race condition or panic

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    All medium and higher severity exploitable vulnerabilities discovered with dynamic code analysis MUST be fixed in a timely way after they are confirmed. [dynamic_analysis_fixed]
    If you are not running dynamic code analysis and thus have not found any vulnerabilities in this way, choose "not applicable" (N/A). A vulnerability is considered medium or higher severity if its Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base qualitative score is medium or higher. In CVSS versions 2.0 through 3.1, this is equivalent to a CVSS score of 4.0 or higher. Projects may use the CVSS score as published in a widely-used vulnerability database (such as the National Vulnerability Database) using the most-recent version of CVSS reported in that database. Projects may instead calculate the severity themselves using the latest version of CVSS at the time of the vulnerability disclosure, if the calculation inputs are publicly revealed once the vulnerability is publicly known.

    All dynamic analysis findings are fixed before merge. Race conditions detected by go test -race block CI. Fuzz test crashes are investigated and fixed. No known unresolved dynamic analysis findings.



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Entry created on 2026-02-16 19:15:00 UTC, last updated on 2026-02-17 06:35:03 UTC. Last achieved passing badge on 2026-02-17 06:35:03 UTC.