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Closes #428

Summary

Added comprehensive security module documentation (docs/SECURITY_GUIDE.md) covering all 6 security components:

  • Audit Logger (audit_logger.h): HMAC-signed tamper-evident logging with JSON format, ISO 8601 timestamps, and OpenSSL 3.x/1.1.x compatibility
  • Log Sanitizer (log_sanitizer.h): PII/sensitive data detection and masking (credit cards, SSNs, API keys, passwords, emails, IPs, phone numbers) with custom pattern support
  • Path Validator (path_validator.h): Path traversal prevention, symlink validation, and filename character restrictions
  • Secure Key Storage (secure_key_storage.h): Secure key generation (RAND_bytes), RAII memory management, and 0600 permission enforcement
  • Signal Manager (signal_manager.h, signal_manager_interface.h): Signal-safe emergency log flushing for SIGSEGV/SIGABRT/SIGTERM/SIGINT

Documentation Content

  • Threat model: Attacks defended against and security assumptions
  • Architecture: Component integration diagrams and dependency graph
  • API documentation: All public methods with parameters, return values, and error codes
  • Usage examples: Minimal setup, high-security setup, and custom security layers
  • Compliance considerations: SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, PCI-DSS requirements and implementation guidance
  • FAQ: Common questions about OpenSSL fallback, key rotation, performance, and signal handling

Test Plan

  • All 6 security headers documented with accurate API signatures
  • Threat model and security architecture explained
  • Each component's API fully documented
  • Configuration examples for each component
  • Integration with core logging explained
  • Compliance considerations noted
  • Document reviewed for technical accuracy
  • Code examples verified against actual header files

Add comprehensive SECURITY_GUIDE.md covering all security module components:
- Audit logger: HMAC-signed tamper-evident logging
- Log sanitizer: PII/sensitive data masking with built-in and custom patterns
- Path validator: Path traversal prevention and filename validation
- Secure key storage: Secure key generation, storage, and retrieval
- Signal manager: Signal-safe emergency log flushing

Includes threat model, architecture diagrams, API documentation, usage
examples, and compliance considerations (SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, PCI-DSS).

Closes #428
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Add comprehensive SECURITY_GUIDE.md covering all security module components:
- Audit logger: HMAC-signed tamper-evident logging
- Log sanitizer: PII/sensitive data masking with built-in and custom patterns
- Path validator: Path traversal prevention and filename validation
- Secure key storage: Secure key generation, storage, and retrieval
- Signal manager: Signal-safe emergency log flushing

Includes threat model, architecture diagrams, API documentation, usage
examples, and compliance considerations (SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, PCI-DSS).

Closes #428
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[Task] docs: Document security module (audit_logger, log_sanitizer, secure_key_storage)

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