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+title: Auth Patterns — Engineering Specification
+impact: MEDIUM
+tags: auth-patterns
+---
+
+# Auth Patterns — Engineering Specification
+
+> Production-grade specification for authentication and authorization pattern selection at FAANG scale.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Overview
+
+Auth Patterns provides structured decision frameworks for authentication and authorization in production applications. The skill covers OAuth2/OIDC, JWT lifecycle, RBAC/ABAC permission models, MFA, Passkeys (WebAuthn/FIDO2), and session management. It operates as a security-focused expert knowledge base that produces architectural decisions and implementation guidance, not runtime auth code.
+
+The skill enforces a "fail closed" design philosophy: ambiguous or missing auth configuration must result in access denial, never access grant.
+
+---
+
+## 2. Problem Statement
+
+Authentication and authorization at scale present four quantified problems:
+
+| Problem | Measurement | Impact |
+|---------|-------------|--------|
+| Wrong auth strategy selection | JWT in localStorage in 45%+ of SPAs | XSS-exploitable token theft |
+| Long-lived access tokens | Access tokens with 24h+ expiry in 30% of APIs | Extended attack window on token compromise |
+| Flat permission models | Binary admin/user roles in 60% of applications | Over-privileged users, compliance violations |
+| Missing MFA | < 20% of B2B apps enforce MFA for sensitive operations | Account takeover vulnerability |
+
+Auth Patterns eliminates these by providing context-aware decision trees that produce security-vetted auth architectures.
+
+---
+
+## 3. Design Goals
+
+| ID | Goal | Measurable Constraint |
+|----|------|-----------------------|
+| G1 | Context-aware auth selection | Decision tree produces one of JWT/Session/OAuth/Passkey based on ≤ 4 input criteria |
+| G2 | Fail-closed defaults | Every pattern defaults to deny-access on ambiguity; no implicit allow |
+| G3 | Token hygiene enforcement | All JWT patterns specify ≤ 15-minute access token lifetime |
+| G4 | Defense in depth | Every auth recommendation includes ≥ 3 complementary controls (auth + authz + rate limit + monitoring) |
+| G5 | Decision traceability | Every recommendation includes security rationale and threat model reference |
+
+---
+
+## 4. Non-Goals
+
+| ID | Excluded | Rationale |
+|----|----------|-----------|
+| NG1 | Auth library implementation | This skill produces design decisions; code is the implementing agent's responsibility |
+| NG2 | Credential storage | No secrets, keys, or tokens are stored by this skill |
+| NG3 | Runtime token validation | Validation logic is part of application code, not design guidance |
+| NG4 | User database schema | Owned by `data-modeler` skill |
+| NG5 | API endpoint design | Owned by `api-architect` skill |
+| NG6 | Penetration testing | Owned by `security-scanner` and `offensive-sec` skills |
+| NG7 | Compliance certification (SOC2, HIPAA) | This skill aligns with security principles but does not produce compliance artifacts |
+
+---
+
+## 5. System Boundaries
+
+| Boundary | Owned | Not Owned |
+|----------|-------|-----------|
+| Auth strategy selection | JWT/Session/OAuth/Passkey decision tree | Auth library selection |
+| Token lifecycle design | Expiry, rotation, revocation patterns | Token signing key generation |
+| Permission model design | RBAC/ABAC/hybrid architecture | Permission database schema (→ data-modeler) |
+| MFA strategy | TOTP/WebAuthn/backup code patterns | MFA provider integration |
+| Session management | Cookie config, store selection, invalidation | Session store provisioning (→ server-ops) |
+| Passkey architecture | WebAuthn/FIDO2 flow design | Browser API implementation |
+
+**Side-effect boundary:** Auth Patterns produces design documents and security guidance. It does not generate secrets, create keys, modify configurations, or make network requests.
+
+---
+
+## 6. Integration Model
+
+### 6.1 Agent Contract
+
+#### Input Schema
+
+```
+Request_Type: string       # One of: "strategy-selection" | "jwt-design" | "oauth-flow" |
+                           #         "permission-model" | "mfa-strategy" | "session-design" |
+                           #         "passkey-architecture" | "security-review"
+Context: {
+  app_type: string         # "spa" | "ssr" | "mobile" | "api" | "microservice" | "b2b-enterprise"
+  auth_consumers: Array<string>  # ["first-party", "third-party", "service-to-service"]
+  sensitivity: string      # "low" | "medium" | "high" | "critical"
+  compliance: Array<string> | null  # ["soc2", "hipaa", "gdpr", "pci-dss"]
+  existing_auth: string | null     # Current auth system if migrating
+  constraints: Array<string> | null # ["no-cookies", "must-use-oauth", "stateless-only"]
+}
+contract_version: string   # "2.0.0"
+```
+
+#### Output Schema
+
+```
+Status: "success" | "error"
+Data: {
+  strategy: string          # Selected auth pattern
+  rationale: string         # Security-focused justification
+  threat_model: Array<string>  # Threats this pattern mitigates
+  controls: {
+    primary: string         # Main auth mechanism
+    secondary: string       # Complementary control (e.g., MFA)
+    rate_limiting: string   # Auth endpoint protection
+    monitoring: string      # Anomaly detection recommendation
+  }
+  token_config: {           # For JWT/token-based strategies
+    access_ttl: string      # e.g., "15 minutes"
+    refresh_ttl: string     # e.g., "7 days"
+    storage: string         # "httpOnly-secure-cookie" | "secure-storage"
+    rotation: string        # "on-use" | "on-expiry"
+  } | null
+  permission_model: {       # For permission-related requests
+    type: string            # "rbac" | "abac" | "hybrid"
+    granularity: string     # "role" | "permission" | "attribute"
+  } | null
+  reference_file: string    # Path to detailed reference document
+  checklist: Array<string>  # Security action items
+  anti_patterns: Array<string>  # Context-specific security mistakes to avoid
+  metadata: {
+    version: string
+    context_hash: string
+    sensitivity_level: string
+    contract_version: string    # "2.0.0"
+    backward_compatibility: string  # "breaking"
+  }
+}
+Error: ErrorSchema | null
+```
+
+**Contract Version:** 2.0.0
+**Backward Compatibility:** breaking (first hardened version)
+**Breaking Changes:** None — new spec for first hardening
+
+#### Error Schema
+
+```
+Code: string         # From Error Taxonomy (Section 11)
+Message: string      # Human-readable, single line
+Request_Type: string
+Recoverable: boolean
+```
+
+#### Deterministic Guarantees
+
+- Same `Request_Type` + `Context` = identical `strategy` + `rationale` output.
+- Decision tree evaluation order: app_type → auth_consumers → sensitivity → compliance → constraints.
+- Token configuration values are fixed per strategy (access TTL = 15 min for JWT, never variable).
+- No randomization, no A/B selection, no heuristic weighting.
+
+#### What Agents May Assume
+
+- Output `strategy` follows current industry security standards (OWASP, NIST).
+- `token_config` values enforce secure defaults (short-lived access, httpOnly storage).
+- `anti_patterns` are specific to the chosen strategy and project context.
+- The skill is stateless; no prior invocation affects current output.
+
+#### What Agents Must NOT Assume
+
+- The recommendation constitutes a security audit (it provides patterns, not certification).
+- Token configuration is universally correct (sensitivity and compliance context may require adjustments).
+- Implementation details are included (this skill produces architecture, not code).
+- The skill verifies that the recommendation was correctly implemented.
+
+#### Side-Effect Boundaries
+
+| Operation | Side Effects |
+|-----------|-------------|
+| Strategy selection | None; pure decision output |
+| Token config generation | None; fixed value lookup |
+| Permission model design | None; architecture output |
+| Security review | None; checklist output |
+| Reference file lookup | Read-only access to `rules/` |
+
+### 6.2 Workflow Contract
+
+#### Invocation Pattern
+
+```
+1. Define app context (type, consumers, sensitivity, compliance)
+2. Select request type (strategy-selection → token/session design → permission model → MFA)
+3. Receive recommendation with rationale, threat model, and checklist
+4. Review and implement (caller's responsibility)
+5. Run security-scanner for implementation validation (separate skill)
+```
+
+**Recommended ordering:** strategy-selection → jwt-design or session-design → permission-model → mfa-strategy → security-review.
+
+#### Execution Guarantees
+
+- Each invocation produces a complete, self-contained recommendation.
+- No background processes, no deferred execution.
+- Output includes all necessary context for implementation without re-invoking.
+
+#### Failure Propagation Model
+
+| Failure Severity | Propagation | Workflow Action |
+|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
+| Invalid request type | Return error to caller | Use supported request type |
+| Missing context field | Return error to caller | Supply missing context |
+| Conflicting constraints | Return error to caller | Resolve constraint conflict |
+| Reference file missing | Return error to caller | Verify skill installation |
+
+Failures are isolated to the current invocation. No state carries between invocations.
+
+#### Retry Boundaries
+
+- Zero internal retries. Deterministic output makes retrying identical inputs meaningless.
+- Callers should modify `Context` between invocations to explore alternative strategies.
+
+#### Isolation Model
+
+- Each invocation is stateless and independent.
+- No shared state between invocations, sessions, or agents.
+- Reference files in `rules/` are read-only resources.
+
+#### Idempotency Expectations
+
+| Operation | Idempotent | Notes |
+|-----------|-----------|-------|
+| Strategy selection | Yes | Same context = same strategy |
+| Token config | Yes | Fixed values per strategy |
+| Permission model design | Yes | Deterministic per context |
+| Reference lookup | Yes | Read-only, no mutation |
+
+---
+
+## 7. Execution Model
+
+### 4-Phase Lifecycle
+
+| Phase | Action | Output |
+|-------|--------|--------|
+| **Classify** | Validate request type and security context | Validated input or error |
+| **Evaluate** | Traverse auth decision tree | Selected strategy with threat model |
+| **Harden** | Apply defense-in-depth controls, token config, anti-patterns | Complete security recommendation |
+| **Emit** | Return structured output with metadata | Complete output schema |
+
+All phases execute synchronously in a single invocation. No async pipeline.
+
+---
+
+## 8. Deterministic Design Principles
+
+| Principle | Enforcement |
+|-----------|-------------|
+| Fixed decision tree ordering | app_type → auth_consumers → sensitivity → compliance → constraints |
+| Fail-closed defaults | Ambiguous context → most restrictive recommendation |
+| No external calls | Decisions use only local reference files and input context |
+| No ambient state | Each invocation operates solely on explicit inputs |
+| Fixed token values | Access TTL, refresh TTL, storage method are constants per strategy |
+| No randomization | Decision trees are deterministic if-then-else chains |
+
+---
+
+## 9. State & Idempotency Model
+
+### State Machine
+
+```
+States: IDLE (single state — skill is stateless)
+Transitions: None — each invocation is independent
+```
+
+Auth Patterns maintains zero persistent state. Every invocation starts from a clean state. Invoking N times with identical inputs produces N identical outputs.
+
+### Reference Versioning
+
+- Reference files are versioned via `metadata.version` in SKILL.md frontmatter.
+- Security recommendation changes require a version bump.
+- Callers can reference specific versions for audit trail purposes.
+
+---
+
+## 10. Failure Handling Strategy
+
+| Failure Class | Behavior | Caller Recovery |
+|---------------|----------|-----------------|
+| Unknown request type | Return `ERR_INVALID_REQUEST_TYPE` | Use supported request type |
+| Missing context field | Return `ERR_MISSING_CONTEXT` with field name | Supply missing field |
+| Conflicting constraints | Return `ERR_CONSTRAINT_CONFLICT` | Resolve conflict |
+| Invalid app type | Return `ERR_INVALID_APP_TYPE` | Use supported app type |
+| Invalid sensitivity level | Return `ERR_INVALID_SENSITIVITY` | Use: low, medium, high, critical |
+| Reference file missing | Return `ERR_REFERENCE_NOT_FOUND` | Verify skill installation |
+| Unsupported compliance combo | Return `ERR_UNSUPPORTED_COMPLIANCE` | Check supported compliance standards |
+
+**Invariant:** Every failure returns a structured error. No invocation fails silently. On ambiguous input, the most restrictive recommendation is produced (fail-closed).
+
+---
+
+## 11. Error Taxonomy
+
+| Code | Category | Recoverable | Description |
+|------|----------|-------------|-------------|
+| `ERR_INVALID_REQUEST_TYPE` | Validation | No | Request type not one of the 8 supported types |
+| `ERR_MISSING_CONTEXT` | Validation | Yes | Required context field is null or empty |
+| `ERR_CONSTRAINT_CONFLICT` | Validation | Yes | Constraints contradict each other |
+| `ERR_INVALID_APP_TYPE` | Validation | No | App type not recognized |
+| `ERR_INVALID_SENSITIVITY` | Validation | No | Sensitivity not one of: low, medium, high, critical |
+| `ERR_REFERENCE_NOT_FOUND` | Infrastructure | No | Reference file missing from rules/ directory |
+| `ERR_UNSUPPORTED_COMPLIANCE` | Validation | Yes | Compliance standard combination not covered |
+
+---
+
+## 12. Timeout & Retry Policy
+
+| Parameter | Value | Rationale |
+|-----------|-------|-----------|
+| Decision generation timeout | N/A | Synchronous decision tree traversal; completes in < 50ms |
+| Internal retries | Zero | Deterministic output makes retries meaningless |
+| Reference file read timeout | 1,000 ms | Local filesystem; fail immediately if inaccessible |
+
+**Retry policy:** Zero internal retries. Callers should modify context inputs to explore alternative auth strategies.
+
+---
+
+## 13. Observability & Logging Schema
+
+### Log Entry Format
+
+```json
+{
+  "trace_id": "uuid",
+  "skill_name": "auth-patterns",
+  "contract_version": "2.0.0",
+  "execution_id": "uuid",
+  "timestamp": "ISO-8601",
+  "request_type": "string",
+  "strategy": "string",
+  "app_type": "string",
+  "sensitivity": "string",
+  "context_hash": "string",
+  "status": "success|error",
+  "error_code": "string|null",
+  "reference_files_read": ["string"],
+  "duration_ms": "number"
+}
+```
+
+### Required Log Points
+
+| Event | Log Level | Fields |
+|-------|-----------|--------|
+| Recommendation generated | INFO | All fields |
+| Recommendation failed | ERROR | All fields + error_code |
+| Reference file read | DEBUG | file path, read duration |
+| Fail-closed fallback applied | WARN | original context, fallback strategy |
+| High-sensitivity request | INFO | invocation_id, sensitivity, strategy |
+
+### Metrics
+
+| Metric | Type | Unit |
+|--------|------|------|
+| `auth.decision.duration` | Histogram | ms |
+| `auth.decision.error_rate` | Counter | per error_code |
+| `auth.request_type.usage` | Counter | per request_type |
+| `auth.strategy.selected` | Counter | per strategy |
+| `auth.sensitivity.distribution` | Counter | per sensitivity level |
+| `auth.compliance.requested` | Counter | per compliance standard |
+
+---
+
+## 14. Security & Trust Model
+
+### Fail-Closed Design
+
+- Every decision tree branch terminates in an explicit recommendation; no branch returns "no recommendation."
+- Ambiguous or under-specified context triggers the most restrictive strategy for the given app type.
+- The skill never returns guidance that weakens security below baseline (e.g., no long-lived tokens, no localStorage for JWTs).
+
+### Credential Handling
+
+- Auth Patterns does not store, process, or transmit any credentials, secrets, or tokens.
+- Token configuration values are architectural parameters (TTLs, storage locations), not actual secrets.
+- Secret management guidance references patterns; it does not generate or rotate secrets.
+
+### Reference Integrity
+
+- Reference files in `rules/` are read-only, security-reviewed resources.
+- Changes to reference files require a version bump and security review.
+- No runtime injection; references are static markdown files.
+
+### Input Sanitization
+
+- Context parameters are used for decision tree traversal, not code execution.
+- No eval, no template injection, no dynamic code generation from inputs.
+
+### Multi-Tenant Boundaries
+
+- Each invocation is stateless; no data persists between invocations.
+- No invocation can access context or outputs from another invocation.
+- Sensitivity level does not cross invocation boundaries.
+
+---
+
+## 15. Scalability Model
+
+| Dimension | Constraint | Mitigation |
+|-----------|-----------|------------|
+| Throughput | CPU-bound decision tree traversal | Completes in < 50ms; scales linearly |
+| Concurrency | Stateless invocations | Unlimited parallel invocations |
+| Reference storage | 6 reference files (~12 KB total) | Static files; no growth concern |
+| Memory per invocation | < 1 MB | No accumulation |
+| Network | Zero network calls | No external dependency |
+
+---
+
+## 16. Concurrency Model
+
+| Scope | Model | Behavior |
+|-------|-------|----------|
+| Within invocation | Sequential | Classify → Evaluate → Harden → Emit |
+| Across invocations | Fully parallel | No shared state, no coordination |
+| Reference access | Read-only shared | Multiple concurrent reads safe |
+
+**No undefined behavior:** Stateless skill with read-only resource access; any concurrency level is safe.
+
+---
+
+## 17. Resource Lifecycle Management
+
+| Resource | Created By | Destroyed By | Max Lifetime |
+|----------|-----------|-------------|--------------|
+| Decision output | Emit phase | Caller (after consumption) | Invocation scope |
+| Reference file handle | Evaluate phase | Auto-close after read | < 10 ms |
+| Input context | Caller | Invocation completion | Invocation scope |
+
+**Leak prevention:** All resources scoped to single invocation. No persistent handles, connections, or buffers.
+
+---
+
+## 18. Performance Constraints
+
+| Operation | P50 Target | P99 Target | Hard Limit |
+|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|
+| Strategy selection | < 5 ms | < 20 ms | 50 ms |
+| Full recommendation (with controls) | < 10 ms | < 30 ms | 100 ms |
+| Reference file read | < 1 ms | < 5 ms | 1,000 ms |
+| Output size | ≤ 800 chars | ≤ 2,000 chars | 5,000 chars |
+
+---
+
+## 19. Operational Risks
+
+| Risk | Likelihood | Impact | Mitigation |
+|------|-----------|--------|------------|
+| Outdated security recommendations | Medium | Vulnerable auth architecture | Version-bumped references; periodic review cycle aligned with OWASP updates |
+| Over-application of restrictive defaults | Low | Friction for low-sensitivity apps | Sensitivity input controls restriction level; low = relaxed, critical = maximum |
+| Missing compliance standard | Medium | Incomplete guidance for regulated industries | `ERR_UNSUPPORTED_COMPLIANCE` returned; manual review required |
+| Context under-specification | High | Generic recommendation | Fail-closed: produces most restrictive recommendation for app type |
+| Decision tree staleness for new auth methods | Low | Missing new auth approaches (e.g., device-bound sessions) | Version bump process; references updated on new standard adoption |
+
+---
+
+## 20. Compliance with skill-design-guide.md
+
+| Requirement | Status | Evidence |
+|-------------|--------|----------|
+| YAML frontmatter complete | ✅ | name, description, metadata with category, version, triggers, coordinates_with, success_metrics |
+| SKILL.md < 200 lines | ✅ | Entry point under 200 lines; details in rules/ |
+| Prerequisites documented | ✅ | No external dependencies required |
+| When to Use section | ✅ | Auth domain decision matrix |
+| Quick Reference | ✅ | Decision tree and checklist |
+| Core content matches skill type | ✅ | Expert type: decision trees, security principles |
+| Troubleshooting section | ✅ | Anti-patterns table |
+| Related section | ✅ | Cross-links to api-architect, security-scanner, data-modeler, offensive-sec |
+| Content Map for multi-file | ✅ | Links to 6 reference files + engineering-spec.md |
+| Contract versioning | ✅ | contract_version, backward_compatibility, breaking_changes |
+| Compliance matrix structured | ✅ | This table with ✅/❌ + evidence |
+
+---
+
+## 21. Production Readiness Checklist
+
+| Category | Check | Status |
+|----------|-------|--------|
+| **Functionality** | 8 request types covering auth lifecycle | ✅ |
+| **Functionality** | Decision tree for 6 app types | ✅ |
+| **Functionality** | 6 reference files covering OAuth2, JWT, RBAC, MFA, Session, Passkey | ✅ |
+| **Contracts** | Input/output/error schemas defined | ✅ |
+| **Contracts** | Agent assumptions and non-assumptions documented | ✅ |
+| **Contracts** | Workflow invocation pattern specified | ✅ |
+| **Failure** | Error taxonomy with 7 categorized error codes | ✅ |
+| **Failure** | No silent failures; fail-closed on ambiguity | ✅ |
+| **Failure** | Retry policy: zero internal retries | ✅ |
+| **Determinism** | Fixed decision tree ordering | ✅ |
+| **Determinism** | Fixed token config values per strategy | ✅ |
+| **Security** | Fail-closed design: ambiguity → most restrictive | ✅ |
+| **Security** | No credential storage or processing | ✅ |
+| **Security** | Anti-patterns: no localStorage JWTs, no long-lived tokens | ✅ |
+| **Observability** | Structured log schema with 5 log points | ✅ |
+| **Observability** | 6 metrics defined with types and units | ✅ |
+| **Performance** | P50/P99 targets for all operations | ✅ |
+| **Scalability** | Stateless; unlimited parallel invocations | ✅ |
+| **Concurrency** | No shared state; read-only reference access | ✅ |
+| **Resources** | All resources scoped to invocation lifetime | ✅ |
+| **Idempotency** | Fully idempotent — all operations are pure functions | ✅ |
+| **Compliance** | All skill-design-guide.md sections present | ✅ |
+
+---
+
+⚡ ## Security Audit Logging (MANDATORY)
+
+- **SIEM Integration**: EVERY sensitive auth event MUST be audited to a centralized SIEM system.
+- **Log Determinism**: All auth audit logs MUST contain ip_address, user_agent, 	imestamp (ISO-8601), and a correlation_id.
+- **Immutability**: Audit logs must be append-only and immutable.
+
+---
+
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