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Security review checklist for OpenAEV code: RBAC, tenant isolation, data exposure, authentication. Use when reviewing PRs or auditing security of a feature.

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Security Review

Procedure

Step 1 — Check @AccessControl coverage

  • Every REST endpoint MUST have @AccessControl
  • Verify resourceType matches the entity being accessed
  • Verify actionPerformed matches the HTTP method semantics
  • If skipRBAC = true is used, verify there's a comment explaining why

Step 2 — Check tenant isolation

  • All TenantBase entities must have @Filter(name = "tenantFilter")
  • Search for any native @Query — they bypass the filter: 
    grep -rn "nativeQuery = true" openaev-model/ openaev-api/
  • Each native query MUST include WHERE tenant_id = :tenantId or join via tenant
  • Tenant relation must be @JsonIgnore — never in API output

Step 3 — Check data exposure

  • New controllers must use Output DTOs — never return JPA entities directly
  • Swagger annotations must be explicit for LAZY relations: @ArraySchema(schema = @Schema(type = "string")) when returning IDs
  • No tenant_id in any JSON response
  • No stack traces or internal error details exposed to clients

Step 4 — Check authentication & authorization

  • Protected endpoints require valid session (Spring Security)
  • Admin-only operations: ResourceType.UNKNOWN or explicit admin check
  • Grant-managed resources: verify they're in RESOURCES_MANAGED_BY_GRANTS
  • isUserHasAccess() returns meaningful logic, not just return true

Step 5 — Check secrets & credentials

grep -rn "password\|secret\|api_key\|apiKey\|token" --include="*.java" --include="*.ts" src/
  • No hardcoded credentials
  • Secrets in application.properties use environment variables
  • No .env files committed

Step 6 — Report

Document findings using conventional comments format:

  • issue (blocking): for security vulnerabilities
  • suggestion (non-blocking): for improvements
  • note: for informational items