Phase 198security and privacy QA gate design onlyFAEDA-EVIDENCE-AUDIT-RUNTIME-BUILD-APPROVAL-GATE-DESIGN-001

Evidence Runtime Security + Privacy QA Gate

Defines security, privacy, redaction, consent, storage, secrets, audit, abuse, rate-limit, and incident-response checks before any controlled pilot.

Runtime approval Previous gate Next gate Control room

Runtime remains blocked

Can FAEDA survive misuse, leakage, bad roles, bad files, bad links, and operational mistakes?

Runtime remains blocked. No live runtime is created here. This gate is allowed to clarify readiness, controls, blockers, and exit criteria. It is not allowed to create production runtime, mutate evidence, notify users, export data, delete records, or grant external access.

Gate

198

Security QA

Approval focus

4

must be checked

Readiness checks

6

before next gate

Live writes

0

runtime still blocked

Approval focus

What this gate must prove

1

Threat model must include wrong actor, wrong tenant, wrong file, wrong scope, leaked link, and replay attempt.

2

Privacy QA must test PII leakage, redaction gaps, consent gaps, browser storage, and export content.

3

Security QA must test secrets, signed-view expiry, rate limits, audit trail, and suspicious access.

4

Incident response must define kill switch, containment, evidence preservation, and founder notice.

Readiness checks

Checklist before next phase

1

threat model reviewed

Must be proven before this gate can move forward.

2

privacy review passed

Must be proven before this gate can move forward.

3

redaction QA passed

Must be proven before this gate can move forward.

4

secret scan passed

Must be proven before this gate can move forward.

5

signed link expiry tested

Must be proven before this gate can move forward.

6

incident runbook approved

Must be proven before this gate can move forward.

Blocked runtime

Blocked runtime actions remain locked

production evidence upload
real object storage write
live metadata mutation
queue worker mutation
notification dispatch
report export/download
external auditor grant
deletion/archive/purge
payment or settlement action
legal hold release

Exit criteria

How this gate becomes ready

1

Security signs off or blocks.

Must be proven before this gate can move forward.

2

Data protection signs off or blocks.

Must be proven before this gate can move forward.

3

Residual risk is visible.

Must be proven before this gate can move forward.

4

Next phase can design pilot approval packet.

Must be proven before this gate can move forward.

Audit fields

Future gate packet fields

phaseGateId

string

Stable id for the future approval or stub gate.

sourceGate

string

Previous gate or upstream evidence governance design.

mode

enum

design, local_stub, sandbox, test_matrix, qa_gate, pilot, release_control.

featureFlagKey

string|null

Disabled-by-default feature flag for future runtime.

killSwitchKey

string|null

Emergency stop control for future runtime.

makerRole

enum

Role preparing the gate packet.

checkerRole

enum

Independent reviewer role.

riskSummary

string

Founder-safe risk summary.

status

enum

draft, blocked, rework, approved_for_next_gate, rejected.

createdAt

datetime

Future packet creation timestamp.

updatedAt

datetime

Future packet update timestamp.

Hard rules

Safety sprint does not equal live runtime

1

This phase is design, readiness, stub, sandbox, QA, pilot, or release-control planning only.

2

Do not create production evidence databases, migrations, API routes, object storage writes, queue workers, schedulers, notifications, exports, downloads, deletion, archive, purge, public links, or external auditor access here.

3

Any stub must be disabled by default, demo-data only, feature-flagged, kill-switchable, audited, and unable to mutate live evidence.

4

Backend permission checks remain final. UI visibility is never security.

5

No provider credentials, signed URLs, raw file paths, CNIC, OTP, PIN, bank details, private notes, payment references, or raw transcripts may appear in the UI packet.

6

Every runtime move must preserve maker-checker separation, idempotency, audit events, rollback, redaction, retention, and founder visibility.

Gate packet

JSON preview

Gate packet is a preview only and cannot create runtime evidence.

{
  "phaseGateId": "evidence_runtime_safety_198",
  "phase": "Phase 198",
  "title": "Evidence Runtime Security + Privacy QA Gate",
  "route": "/business-pro/evidence-runtime-security-privacy-qa-gate",
  "sourceRuntimeBuildApprovalDesignId": "evidence_audit_runtime_build_approval_gate_design_187",
  "sourceGate": "FAEDA-EVIDENCE-AUDIT-RUNTIME-BUILD-APPROVAL-GATE-DESIGN-001",
  "mode": "security and privacy QA gate design only",
  "designOnly": true,
  "createsProductionDatabase": false,
  "createsMigration": false,
  "createsProductionApi": false,
  "createsObjectStorageWrite": false,
  "createsQueueWorker": false,
  "createsScheduler": false,
  "createsNotification": false,
  "createsExport": false,
  "createsDownload": false,
  "grantsExternalAccess": false,
  "allowsDeletionArchiveOrPurge": false,
  "approvalFocus": [
    "Threat model must include wrong actor, wrong tenant, wrong file, wrong scope, leaked link, and replay attempt.",
    "Privacy QA must test PII leakage, redaction gaps, consent gaps, browser storage, and export content.",
    "Security QA must test secrets, signed-view expiry, rate limits, audit trail, and suspicious access.",
    "Incident response must define kill switch, containment, evidence preservation, and founder notice."
  ],
  "readinessChecks": [
    "threat model reviewed",
    "privacy review passed",
    "redaction QA passed",
    "secret scan passed",
    "signed link expiry tested",
    "incident runbook approved"
  ],
  "blockedRuntime": [
    "production evidence upload",
    "real object storage write",
    "live metadata mutation",
    "queue worker mutation",
    "notification dispatch",
    "report export/download",
    "external auditor grant",
    "deletion/archive/purge",
    "payment or settlement action",
    "legal hold release"
  ],
  "auditFields": [
    "phaseGateId",
    "sourceGate",
    "mode",
    "featureFlagKey",
    "killSwitchKey",
    "makerRole",
    "checkerRole",
    "riskSummary",
    "status",
    "createdAt",
    "updatedAt"
  ],
  "exitCriteria": [
    "Security signs off or blocks.",
    "Data protection signs off or blocks.",
    "Residual risk is visible.",
    "Next phase can design pilot approval packet."
  ],
  "hardRules": 6,
  "nextGate": "Phase 199 should be evidence runtime pilot approval packet"
}

Next safe gate

Phase 199 should be evidence runtime pilot approval packet

The next move stays within the controlled runtime safety sprint unless Phase 200 returns FAEDA to the main core app completion track.

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