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Security Best Practices

Essential security practices for production agents

Security Best Practices

Follow these security best practices to protect your SwiftClaw agents and data.

Authentication & Authorization

1. Use Strong Authentication

# Generate secure API keys
swiftclaw keys create my-agent --length 64

# Enable MFA for sensitive operations
swiftclaw security mfa enable my-agent

2. Implement RBAC

{
  "roles": {
    "admin": ["read", "write", "delete", "manage"],
    "developer": ["read", "write"],
    "viewer": ["read"]
  }
}

3. Rotate Credentials Regularly

# Set automatic rotation
swiftclaw security rotation my-agent --interval 90d

Secret Management

1. Never Hardcode Secrets

# Bad
api_key = "sk-abc123..."

# Good
api_key = os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")

# Best
api_key = await agent.secrets.get("api-key")

2. Use Secret Store

# Store secrets securely
swiftclaw secrets set my-agent api-key --value sk-...

3. Enable Secret Scanning

# Prevent secret leaks
swiftclaw security scan my-agent --enable

Network Security

1. Use HTTPS Only

{
  "security": {
    "enforceHttps": true,
    "hsts": {
      "enabled": true,
      "maxAge": 31536000
    }
  }
}

2. Configure IP Whitelist

{
  "security": {
    "ipWhitelist": {
      "enabled": true,
      "addresses": ["203.0.113.0/24"]
    }
  }
}

3. Enable Rate Limiting

{
  "security": {
    "rateLimit": {
      "enabled": true,
      "requests": 100,
      "window": "1m"
    }
  }
}

Input Validation

1. Validate All Inputs

from pydantic import BaseModel, validator

class MessageInput(BaseModel):
    content: str
    user_id: str
    
    @validator('content')
    def validate_content(cls, v):
        if len(v) > 10000:
            raise ValueError('Content too long')
        return v

@agent.on_message
async def handle_message(message: MessageInput):
    # Input validated automatically
    return await agent.generate(message.content)

2. Sanitize User Input

import bleach

def sanitize_input(text: str) -> str:
    # Remove HTML tags
    clean = bleach.clean(text, strip=True)
    
    # Remove special characters
    clean = re.sub(r'[^\w\s-]', '', clean)
    
    return clean

@agent.on_message
async def handle_message(message):
    clean_message = sanitize_input(message.content)
    return await agent.generate(clean_message)

3. Implement Content Filtering

@agent.middleware
async def content_filter(message):
    # Check for malicious content
    if contains_malicious_content(message.content):
        raise SecurityError("Malicious content detected")
    
    # Check for PII
    if contains_pii(message.content):
        message.content = redact_pii(message.content)

Data Protection

1. Encrypt Sensitive Data

from cryptography.fernet import Fernet

# Generate encryption key
key = Fernet.generate_key()
cipher = Fernet(key)

# Encrypt data
encrypted = cipher.encrypt(sensitive_data.encode())

# Decrypt data
decrypted = cipher.decrypt(encrypted).decode()

2. Implement Data Retention

{
  "dataRetention": {
    "logs": "30d",
    "memory": "90d",
    "analytics": "1y"
  }
}

3. Enable Data Anonymization

def anonymize_data(data: dict) -> dict:
    # Remove PII
    data.pop('email', None)
    data.pop('phone', None)
    
    # Hash identifiers
    data['user_id'] = hash_id(data['user_id'])
    
    return data

Access Control

1. Principle of Least Privilege

# Grant minimal permissions
swiftclaw access grant user@example.com \
  --agent my-agent \
  --permission read

2. Implement Audit Logging

# Enable audit logging
swiftclaw audit enable my-agent

# View audit logs
swiftclaw audit logs my-agent --period 30d

3. Monitor Access Patterns

# Set up alerts for unusual access
swiftclaw alerts create \
  --agent my-agent \
  --metric unusual-access \
  --action notify

Dependency Security

1. Keep Dependencies Updated

# Check for vulnerabilities
npm audit

# Update dependencies
npm update

# Fix vulnerabilities
npm audit fix

2. Use Dependency Scanning

# .github/workflows/security.yml
name: Security Scan
on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  scan:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Run Snyk
        uses: snyk/actions/node@master
        env:
          SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}

3. Pin Dependency Versions

{
  "dependencies": {
    "express": "4.18.2",
    "openai": "4.28.0"
  }
}

Monitoring & Alerting

1. Enable Security Monitoring

# Enable security monitoring
swiftclaw security monitor my-agent --enable

2. Set Up Security Alerts

# Alert on failed authentication
swiftclaw alerts create \
  --agent my-agent \
  --metric failed-auth \
  --threshold 10 \
  --window 5m

# Alert on unusual activity
swiftclaw alerts create \
  --agent my-agent \
  --metric unusual-activity \
  --action notify

3. Review Security Logs

# View security events
swiftclaw logs my-agent --filter security

# Export security logs
swiftclaw logs export my-agent \
  --filter security \
  --period 30d

Incident Response

1. Create Incident Response Plan

## Incident Response Plan

### Detection
- Monitor alerts
- Review logs daily
- Track anomalies

### Response
1. Identify incident type
2. Contain the threat
3. Investigate root cause
4. Remediate vulnerability
5. Document incident

### Recovery
- Restore from backup
- Verify system integrity
- Monitor for recurrence

2. Enable Automatic Rollback

{
  "security": {
    "autoRollback": {
      "enabled": true,
      "triggers": ["security-breach", "data-leak"]
    }
  }
}

3. Maintain Backups

# Enable automatic backups
swiftclaw backup enable my-agent --interval 24h

# Create manual backup
swiftclaw backup create my-agent

# Restore from backup
swiftclaw backup restore my-agent --backup backup-id

Compliance

1. GDPR Compliance

# Implement right to deletion
@agent.endpoint("/delete-user-data")
async def delete_user_data(user_id: str):
    await agent.memory.delete(user_id=user_id)
    await agent.logs.delete(user_id=user_id)
    return {"status": "deleted"}

# Implement data export
@agent.endpoint("/export-user-data")
async def export_user_data(user_id: str):
    data = await agent.memory.export(user_id=user_id)
    return {"data": data}

2. SOC 2 Compliance

# Enable compliance logging
swiftclaw compliance enable my-agent --standard soc2

# Generate compliance report
swiftclaw compliance report my-agent --period 90d

3. HIPAA Compliance

{
  "compliance": {
    "hipaa": {
      "enabled": true,
      "encryption": "aes-256",
      "auditLogging": true,
      "accessControl": "strict"
    }
  }
}

Security Checklist

  • Strong authentication enabled
  • API keys rotated regularly
  • Secrets stored securely
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Rate limiting configured
  • Input validation implemented
  • Data encrypted at rest and in transit
  • Audit logging enabled
  • Security monitoring active
  • Incident response plan documented
  • Dependencies updated regularly
  • Backups configured
  • Compliance requirements met

Security is Ongoing: Regularly review and update security practices as threats evolve.

Next Steps

  • Authentication
  • Secrets Management
  • Monitoring

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Security Best Practices
Authentication & Authorization
1. Use Strong Authentication
2. Implement RBAC
3. Rotate Credentials Regularly
Secret Management
1. Never Hardcode Secrets
2. Use Secret Store
3. Enable Secret Scanning
Network Security
1. Use HTTPS Only
2. Configure IP Whitelist
3. Enable Rate Limiting
Input Validation
1. Validate All Inputs
2. Sanitize User Input
3. Implement Content Filtering
Data Protection
1. Encrypt Sensitive Data
2. Implement Data Retention
3. Enable Data Anonymization
Access Control
1. Principle of Least Privilege
2. Implement Audit Logging
3. Monitor Access Patterns
Dependency Security
1. Keep Dependencies Updated
2. Use Dependency Scanning
3. Pin Dependency Versions
Monitoring & Alerting
1. Enable Security Monitoring
2. Set Up Security Alerts
3. Review Security Logs
Incident Response
1. Create Incident Response Plan
2. Enable Automatic Rollback
3. Maintain Backups
Compliance
1. GDPR Compliance
2. SOC 2 Compliance
3. HIPAA Compliance
Security Checklist
Next Steps