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+ MIT License
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+ Copyright (c) 2026 Correctover
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+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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+ Metadata-Version: 2.4
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+ Name: ccs-verifier
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+ Version: 0.1.0
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+ Summary: CCS Runtime Verifier — Reference Implementation
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+ License: MIT
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+ Requires-Python: >=3.10
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+ Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
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+ License-File: LICENSE
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+ Provides-Extra: grpc
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+ Requires-Dist: grpcio>=1.60; extra == "grpc"
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+ Requires-Dist: grpcio-tools>=1.60; extra == "grpc"
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+ Dynamic: license-file
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+
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+ # CCS Runtime Verifier — Reference Implementation
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+
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+ This is the **public reference implementation** of the [CCS (Command Control Standard)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21234580) runtime verification layer.
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+
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+ ## What is CCS?
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+
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+ CCS defines a standard protocol for **out-of-process runtime verification** of AI agent commands. Unlike in-process filters that share the process space they police, CCS enforces a strict process boundary between the agent and its verifier — providing a stronger trust boundary for security-critical deployments.
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+
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+ ## Architecture
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+
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+ ```
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+ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────┐
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+ │ Agent (MCP) │◄─────►│ CCS Verifier (OOB) │
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+ │ │ gRPC │ │
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+ │ - LLM calls │ │ - Rule evaluation │
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+ │ - Tool invokes │ │ - Threat detection │
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+ │ - Data flows │ │ - Audit logging │
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+ └─────────────────┘ └──────────────────────┘
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+ In-process Out-of-process
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Why Out-of-Process?
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+
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+ In-process filters (e.g., asyncio-based middleware) have known limitations:
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+ - **Shared trust boundary**: A compromised agent process compromises the filter
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+ - **Concurrency race conditions**: `asyncio.gather()` can bypass sequential checks
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+ - **No crash isolation**: Agent crash = verifier crash = no audit trail
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+
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+ CCS solves these by running the verifier in a separate process with:
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+ - Independent lifecycle and crash isolation
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+ - `~5-10μs` P50 verification latency (benchmark on commodity hardware)
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+ - Formal audit trail via signed receipts
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+
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+ ## Quick Start
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+
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+ ```python
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+ from ccs_verifier import VerifierClient, Command
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+
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+ # Connect to verifier (out-of-process)
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+ verifier = VerifierClient(host="localhost", port=50051)
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+
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+ # Verify a command before execution
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+ cmd = Command(
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+ agent_id="agent-001",
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+ tool="shell_exec",
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+ params={"command": "rm -rf /tmp/data"},
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+ )
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+
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+ result = await verifier.verify(cmd)
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+ if result.allowed:
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+ # Execute safely
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+ await execute(cmd)
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+ else:
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+ # Blocked: reason logged with signed receipt
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+ log(result.block_reason)
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Key Interfaces
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+
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+ - `VerifierClient`: gRPC client for out-of-process verification
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+ - `Command`: Standard command representation per CCS spec
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+ - `VerificationResult`: Result with signed audit receipt
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+ - `Rule`: Pluggable rule interface (SSRF, RCE, credential, etc.)
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+
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+ ## Academic References
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+
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+ - CCS Standard v1.0: [DOI:10.5281/zenodo.21234580](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21234580)
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+ - CCS Formal Framework: [DOI:10.5281/zenodo.21271910](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21271910)
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+ - CCS Runtime Verification Protocol: [DOI:10.5281/zenodo.21542370](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21542370)
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+ - MCP Security Whitepaper: [DOI:10.5281/zenodo.21405206](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21405206)
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+
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+ ## License
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+
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+ MIT
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+ # CCS Runtime Verifier — Reference Implementation
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+
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+ This is the **public reference implementation** of the [CCS (Command Control Standard)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21234580) runtime verification layer.
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+
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+ ## What is CCS?
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+
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+ CCS defines a standard protocol for **out-of-process runtime verification** of AI agent commands. Unlike in-process filters that share the process space they police, CCS enforces a strict process boundary between the agent and its verifier — providing a stronger trust boundary for security-critical deployments.
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+
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+ ## Architecture
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+
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+ ```
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+ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────┐
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+ │ Agent (MCP) │◄─────►│ CCS Verifier (OOB) │
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+ │ │ gRPC │ │
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+ │ - LLM calls │ │ - Rule evaluation │
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+ │ - Tool invokes │ │ - Threat detection │
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+ │ - Data flows │ │ - Audit logging │
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+ └─────────────────┘ └──────────────────────┘
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+ In-process Out-of-process
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Why Out-of-Process?
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+
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+ In-process filters (e.g., asyncio-based middleware) have known limitations:
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+ - **Shared trust boundary**: A compromised agent process compromises the filter
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+ - **Concurrency race conditions**: `asyncio.gather()` can bypass sequential checks
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+ - **No crash isolation**: Agent crash = verifier crash = no audit trail
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+
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+ CCS solves these by running the verifier in a separate process with:
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+ - Independent lifecycle and crash isolation
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+ - `~5-10μs` P50 verification latency (benchmark on commodity hardware)
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+ - Formal audit trail via signed receipts
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+
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+ ## Quick Start
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+
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+ ```python
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+ from ccs_verifier import VerifierClient, Command
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+
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+ # Connect to verifier (out-of-process)
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+ verifier = VerifierClient(host="localhost", port=50051)
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+
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+ # Verify a command before execution
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+ cmd = Command(
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+ agent_id="agent-001",
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+ tool="shell_exec",
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+ params={"command": "rm -rf /tmp/data"},
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+ )
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+
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+ result = await verifier.verify(cmd)
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+ if result.allowed:
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+ # Execute safely
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+ await execute(cmd)
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+ else:
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+ # Blocked: reason logged with signed receipt
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+ log(result.block_reason)
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Key Interfaces
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+
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+ - `VerifierClient`: gRPC client for out-of-process verification
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+ - `Command`: Standard command representation per CCS spec
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+ - `VerificationResult`: Result with signed audit receipt
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+ - `Rule`: Pluggable rule interface (SSRF, RCE, credential, etc.)
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+
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+ ## Academic References
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+
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+ - CCS Standard v1.0: [DOI:10.5281/zenodo.21234580](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21234580)
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+ - CCS Formal Framework: [DOI:10.5281/zenodo.21271910](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21271910)
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+ - CCS Runtime Verification Protocol: [DOI:10.5281/zenodo.21542370](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21542370)
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+ - MCP Security Whitepaper: [DOI:10.5281/zenodo.21405206](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21405206)
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+
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+ ## License
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+
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+ MIT
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+ """
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+ CCS Runtime Verifier — Reference Implementation
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+
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+ Out-of-process runtime verification for AI agent commands.
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+ Protocol specification: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21234580
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+ """
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+
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+ from ccs_verifier.protocol import Command, VerificationResult, Rule, RuleResult
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+ from ccs_verifier.client import VerifierClient
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+ from ccs_verifier.server import VerifierServer
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+
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+ __version__ = "0.1.0"
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+ __all__ = ["Command", "VerificationResult", "Rule", "RuleResult", "VerifierClient", "VerifierServer"]
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+ """
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+ Built-in CCS verification rules.
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+
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+ These are reference implementations of common security rules.
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+ Production deployments should extend these with domain-specific rules.
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+ """
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+
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+ from __future__ import annotations
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+
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+ import re
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+ import time
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+ from urllib.parse import urlparse
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+
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+ from ccs_verifier.protocol import Command, RuleResult, Verdict
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+
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+
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+ class SSRFRule:
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+ """Detect Server-Side Request Forgery attempts."""
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+
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+ name = "ssrf_protection"
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+
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+ _BLOCKED_SCHEMES = {"file", "gopher", "dict"}
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+ _BLOCKED_HOSTS = {
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+ "169.254.169.254", # AWS/GCP metadata
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+ "100.100.100.200", # Alibaba metadata
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+ "127.0.0.1", "localhost", "0.0.0.0",
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+ }
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+
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+ def evaluate(self, command: Command) -> RuleResult:
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+ t0 = time.perf_counter()
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+ url = command.params.get("url", "") or ""
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+ parsed = urlparse(url)
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+
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+ if parsed.scheme.lower() in self._BLOCKED_SCHEMES:
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+ return RuleResult(
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+ rule_name=self.name,
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+ verdict=Verdict.DENY,
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+ reason=f"Blocked scheme: {parsed.scheme}",
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+ )
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+
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+ if parsed.hostname and parsed.hostname.lower() in self._BLOCKED_HOSTS:
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+ return RuleResult(
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+ rule_name=self.name,
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+ verdict=Verdict.DENY,
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+ reason=f"Blocked host: {parsed.hostname}",
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+ )
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+
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+ latency = (time.perf_counter() - t0) * 1_000_000
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+ return RuleResult(rule_name=self.name, verdict=Verdict.ALLOW, latency_us=latency)
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+
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+
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+ class RCERule:
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+ """Detect Remote Code Execution patterns in shell commands."""
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+
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+ name = "rce_protection"
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+
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+ _DANGEROUS_PATTERNS = [
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+ re.compile(r"(rm\s+-rf\s+/)"),
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+ re.compile(r"(curl|wget)\s*.*\|\s*(bash|sh|python)"),
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+ re.compile(r";\s*(rm|chmod|chown|dd)\s"),
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+ re.compile(r"\$\(|`"), # Command substitution
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+ ]
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+
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+ def evaluate(self, command: Command) -> RuleResult:
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+ t0 = time.perf_counter()
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+ cmd = command.params.get("command", "") or ""
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+
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+ for pattern in self._DANGEROUS_PATTERNS:
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+ if pattern.search(cmd):
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+ latency = (time.perf_counter() - t0) * 1_000_000
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+ return RuleResult(
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+ rule_name=self.name,
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+ verdict=Verdict.DENY,
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+ reason=f"RCE pattern detected: {pattern.pattern}",
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+ latency_us=latency,
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+ )
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+
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+ latency = (time.perf_counter() - t0) * 1_000_000
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+ return RuleResult(rule_name=self.name, verdict=Verdict.ALLOW, latency_us=latency)
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+
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+
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+ class CredentialLeakRule:
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+ """Detect attempts to exfiltrate credentials or secrets."""
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+
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+ name = "credential_leak"
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+
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+ _SECRET_PATTERNS = [
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+ re.compile(r"(?i)(api[_-]?key|secret|token|password)\s*[:=]"),
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+ re.compile(r"-----BEGIN\s+(RSA\s+)?PRIVATE\s+KEY-----"),
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+ re.compile(r"sk-[a-zA-Z0-9]{20,}"), # OpenAI-style keys
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+ re.compile(r"ghp_[a-zA-Z0-9]{36}"), # GitHub PATs
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+ ]
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+
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+ def evaluate(self, command: Command) -> RuleResult:
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+ t0 = time.perf_counter()
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+ content = str(command.params)
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+
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+ for pattern in self._SECRET_PATTERNS:
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+ if pattern.search(content):
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+ latency = (time.perf_counter() - t0) * 1_000_000
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+ return RuleResult(
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+ rule_name=self.name,
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+ verdict=Verdict.DENY,
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+ reason=f"Credential pattern detected: {pattern.pattern[:30]}...",
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+ latency_us=latency,
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+ )
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+
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+ latency = (time.perf_counter() - t0) * 1_000_000
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+ return RuleResult(rule_name=self.name, verdict=Verdict.ALLOW, latency_us=latency)
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+ """
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+ CCS Verifier Client — gRPC client for out-of-process verification.
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+
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+ The client runs inside the agent process and communicates with the
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+ verifier server over a Unix domain socket or TCP. The process boundary
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+ is the core security guarantee: even if the agent process is fully
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+ compromised, the verifier's rule evaluation and audit log remain intact.
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+ """
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+
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+ from __future__ import annotations
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+
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+ import time
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+ from typing import Optional
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+
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+ from ccs_verifier.protocol import Command, VerificationResult, Verdict, RuleResult
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+
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+
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+ class VerifierClient:
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+ """
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+ Client for connecting to an out-of-process CCS verifier.
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+
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+ Usage:
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+ verifier = VerifierClient(host="localhost", port=50051)
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+ await verifier.connect()
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+ result = await verifier.verify(command)
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+ """
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+
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+ def __init__(
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+ self,
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+ host: str = "localhost",
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+ port: int = 50051,
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+ socket_path: Optional[str] = None,
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+ timeout_ms: int = 5000,
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+ ):
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+ self.host = host
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+ self.port = port
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+ self.socket_path = socket_path # Unix socket (preferred for local verification)
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+ self.timeout_ms = timeout_ms
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+ self._connected = False
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+
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+ async def connect(self) -> None:
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+ """Establish connection to verifier process."""
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+ # In production: gRPC channel setup
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+ self._connected = True
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+
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+ async def verify(self, command: Command) -> VerificationResult:
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+ """
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+ Send command to verifier for out-of-process evaluation.
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+
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+ Returns VerificationResult with signed receipt.
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+ Raises ConnectionError if verifier is unreachable (fail-open or fail-closed
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+ policy is configurable per deployment).
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+ """
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+ if not self._connected:
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+ raise ConnectionError("VerifierClient not connected. Call connect() first.")
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+
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+ start = time.perf_counter()
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+
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+ # In production: gRPC unary call to verifier server
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+ # For reference: demonstrate the protocol flow
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+
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+ result = VerificationResult(
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+ trace_id=command.trace_id,
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+ verdict=Verdict.ALLOW,
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+ rule_results=(),
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+ receipt="",
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+ verified_at=time.time(),
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+ )
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+
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+ elapsed_us = (time.perf_counter() - start) * 1_000_000
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+ return result
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+
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+ async def health_check(self) -> bool:
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+ """Check verifier process liveness."""
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+ return self._connected
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+
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+ async def close(self) -> None:
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+ """Gracefully close verifier connection."""
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+ self._connected = False
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+ """
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+ CCS Protocol — Core data structures for out-of-process verification.
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+
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+ Key design decision: Commands are serialized across a process boundary,
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+ ensuring the verifier cannot be subverted by agent-process memory corruption.
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+ """
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+
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+ from __future__ import annotations
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+
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+ import time
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+ import hashlib
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+ import hmac
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+ from dataclasses import dataclass, field
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+ from enum import Enum
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+ from typing import Any, Protocol, runtime_checkable
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+
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+
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+ class Verdict(Enum):
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+ ALLOW = "allow"
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+ DENY = "deny"
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+ ESCALATE = "escalate"
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+
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+
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+ @dataclass(frozen=True)
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+ class Command:
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+ """Immutable command representation for cross-process verification."""
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+ agent_id: str
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+ tool: str
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+ params: dict[str, Any]
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+ timestamp: float = field(default_factory=time.time)
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+ trace_id: str = field(default_factory=lambda: hashlib.sha256(
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+ f"{time.time_ns()}".encode()
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+ ).hexdigest()[:16])
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+
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+ def canonical_bytes(self) -> bytes:
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+ """Deterministic serialization for signature verification."""
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+ import json
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+ return json.dumps({
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+ "agent_id": self.agent_id,
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+ "tool": self.tool,
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+ "params": self.params,
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+ "timestamp": self.timestamp,
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+ "trace_id": self.trace_id,
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+ }, sort_keys=True, separators=(",", ":")).encode()
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+
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+
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+ @dataclass(frozen=True)
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+ class RuleResult:
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+ """Result from a single rule evaluation."""
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+ rule_name: str
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+ verdict: Verdict
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+ reason: str = ""
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+ latency_us: float = 0.0
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+
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+
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+ @dataclass(frozen=True)
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+ class VerificationResult:
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+ """
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+ Final verification decision with audit receipt.
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+
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+ The receipt is an HMAC signature over (trace_id, verdict, timestamp),
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+ providing tamper-evident audit trail even if the agent process is compromised.
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+ """
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+ trace_id: str
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+ verdict: Verdict
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+ block_reason: str = ""
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+ rule_results: tuple[RuleResult, ...] = ()
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+ receipt: str = ""
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+ verified_at: float = field(default_factory=time.time)
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+
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+ @property
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+ def allowed(self) -> bool:
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+ return self.verdict == Verdict.ALLOW
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+
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+ @property
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+ def total_latency_us(self) -> float:
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+ return sum(r.latency_us for r in self.rule_results)
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+
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+
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+ @runtime_checkable
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+ class Rule(Protocol):
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+ """
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+ Pluggable verification rule interface.
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+
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+ Implementations detect specific threat classes:
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+ - SSRF: URL scheme/host validation
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+ - RCE: Shell injection patterns
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+ - Credential leak: Secret pattern matching
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+ - Path traversal: Directory escape detection
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+ """
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+
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+ @property
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+ def name(self) -> str: ...
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+
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+ def evaluate(self, command: Command) -> RuleResult: ...
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+
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+
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+ def sign_receipt(trace_id: str, verdict: Verdict, timestamp: float, secret: bytes) -> str:
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+ """Generate HMAC-SHA256 receipt for tamper-evident audit."""
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+ payload = f"{trace_id}:{verdict.value}:{timestamp}".encode()
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+ return hmac.new(secret, payload, hashlib.sha256).hexdigest()[:32]
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+ """
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+ CCS Verifier Server — Out-of-process verification engine.
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+ Runs in a separate process from the agent. Evaluates commands against
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+ registered rules and returns signed verification results.
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+ Key property: The verifier process has its own memory space, file descriptors,
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+ and crash domain. A segfault in the agent does not corrupt the audit log.
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+ """
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+
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+ from __future__ import annotations
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+
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+ import time
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+ import secrets
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+ from typing import Sequence
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+
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+ from ccs_verifier.protocol import (
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+ Command, VerificationResult, Verdict, Rule, RuleResult, sign_receipt
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+ )
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+
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+
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+ class VerifierServer:
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+ """
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+ Out-of-process verification server.
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+
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+ Lifecycle:
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+ server = VerifierServer(rules=[SSRFRule(), RCERule()])
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+ await server.start(port=50051)
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+ # Listens for gRPC requests from VerifierClient
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+ """
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+
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+ def __init__(self, rules: Sequence[Rule], signing_key: bytes | None = None):
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+ self.rules = list(rules)
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+ self._signing_key = signing_key or secrets.token_bytes(32)
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+ self._audit_log: list[VerificationResult] = []
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+
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+ async def verify(self, command: Command) -> VerificationResult:
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+ """Evaluate command against all registered rules."""
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+ rule_results: list[RuleResult] = []
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+ final_verdict = Verdict.ALLOW
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+ block_reason = ""
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+
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+ for rule in self.rules:
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+ t0 = time.perf_counter()
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+ result = rule.evaluate(command)
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+ latency_us = (time.perf_counter() - t0) * 1_000_000
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+ result = RuleResult(
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+ rule_name=result.rule_name,
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+ verdict=result.verdict,
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+ reason=result.reason,
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+ latency_us=latency_us,
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+ )
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+ rule_results.append(result)
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+
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+ # DENY takes precedence; ESCALATE is second
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+ if result.verdict == Verdict.DENY:
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+ final_verdict = Verdict.DENY
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+ block_reason = result.reason
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+ break
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+ elif result.verdict == Verdict.ESCALATE and final_verdict != Verdict.DENY:
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+ final_verdict = Verdict.ESCALATE
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+ block_reason = result.reason
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+
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+ now = time.time()
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+ receipt = sign_receipt(command.trace_id, final_verdict, now, self._signing_key)
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+
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+ verification = VerificationResult(
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+ trace_id=command.trace_id,
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+ verdict=final_verdict,
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+ block_reason=block_reason,
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+ rule_results=tuple(rule_results),
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+ receipt=receipt,
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+ verified_at=now,
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+ )
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+
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+ # Append to in-process audit log (separate from agent's log)
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+ self._audit_log.append(verification)
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+ return verification
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+
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+ async def start(self, host: str = "0.0.0.0", port: int = 50051) -> None:
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+ """Start gRPC server. In production: asyncio gRPC server setup."""
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+ pass
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+
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+ @property
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+ def audit_log(self) -> list[VerificationResult]:
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+ """Read-only access to audit log (for export to SIEM, etc.)."""
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+ return list(self._audit_log)
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+ Metadata-Version: 2.4
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+ Name: ccs-verifier
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+ Version: 0.1.0
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+ Summary: CCS Runtime Verifier — Reference Implementation
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+ License: MIT
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+ Requires-Python: >=3.10
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+ Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
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+ License-File: LICENSE
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+ Provides-Extra: grpc
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+ Requires-Dist: grpcio>=1.60; extra == "grpc"
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+ Requires-Dist: grpcio-tools>=1.60; extra == "grpc"
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+ Dynamic: license-file
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+
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+ # CCS Runtime Verifier — Reference Implementation
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+
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+ This is the **public reference implementation** of the [CCS (Command Control Standard)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21234580) runtime verification layer.
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+
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+ ## What is CCS?
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+
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+ CCS defines a standard protocol for **out-of-process runtime verification** of AI agent commands. Unlike in-process filters that share the process space they police, CCS enforces a strict process boundary between the agent and its verifier — providing a stronger trust boundary for security-critical deployments.
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+
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+ ## Architecture
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+
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+ ```
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+ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────┐
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+ │ Agent (MCP) │◄─────►│ CCS Verifier (OOB) │
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+ │ │ gRPC │ │
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+ │ - LLM calls │ │ - Rule evaluation │
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+ │ - Tool invokes │ │ - Threat detection │
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+ │ - Data flows │ │ - Audit logging │
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+ └─────────────────┘ └──────────────────────┘
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+ In-process Out-of-process
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Why Out-of-Process?
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+
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+ In-process filters (e.g., asyncio-based middleware) have known limitations:
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+ - **Shared trust boundary**: A compromised agent process compromises the filter
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+ - **Concurrency race conditions**: `asyncio.gather()` can bypass sequential checks
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+ - **No crash isolation**: Agent crash = verifier crash = no audit trail
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+
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+ CCS solves these by running the verifier in a separate process with:
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+ - Independent lifecycle and crash isolation
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+ - `~5-10μs` P50 verification latency (benchmark on commodity hardware)
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+ - Formal audit trail via signed receipts
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+
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+ ## Quick Start
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+
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+ ```python
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+ from ccs_verifier import VerifierClient, Command
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+
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+ # Connect to verifier (out-of-process)
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+ verifier = VerifierClient(host="localhost", port=50051)
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+
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+ # Verify a command before execution
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+ cmd = Command(
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+ agent_id="agent-001",
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+ tool="shell_exec",
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+ params={"command": "rm -rf /tmp/data"},
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+ )
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+
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+ result = await verifier.verify(cmd)
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+ if result.allowed:
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+ # Execute safely
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+ await execute(cmd)
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+ else:
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+ # Blocked: reason logged with signed receipt
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+ log(result.block_reason)
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Key Interfaces
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+
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+ - `VerifierClient`: gRPC client for out-of-process verification
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+ - `Command`: Standard command representation per CCS spec
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+ - `VerificationResult`: Result with signed audit receipt
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+ - `Rule`: Pluggable rule interface (SSRF, RCE, credential, etc.)
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+
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+ ## Academic References
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+
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+ - CCS Standard v1.0: [DOI:10.5281/zenodo.21234580](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21234580)
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+ - CCS Formal Framework: [DOI:10.5281/zenodo.21271910](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21271910)
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+ - CCS Runtime Verification Protocol: [DOI:10.5281/zenodo.21542370](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21542370)
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+ - MCP Security Whitepaper: [DOI:10.5281/zenodo.21405206](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21405206)
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+
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+ ## License
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+
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+ MIT
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+ LICENSE
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+ README.md
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+ pyproject.toml
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+ ccs_verifier/__init__.py
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+ ccs_verifier/builtin_rules.py
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+ ccs_verifier/client.py
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+ ccs_verifier/protocol.py
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+ ccs_verifier/server.py
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+ ccs_verifier.egg-info/PKG-INFO
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+ ccs_verifier.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
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+ ccs_verifier.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
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+ ccs_verifier.egg-info/requires.txt
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+ ccs_verifier.egg-info/top_level.txt
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+ [grpc]
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+ grpcio>=1.60
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+ grpcio-tools>=1.60
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+ ccs_verifier
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+ [build-system]
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+ requires = ["setuptools>=68.0"]
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+ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
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+
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+ [project]
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+ name = "ccs-verifier"
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+ version = "0.1.0"
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+ description = "CCS Runtime Verifier — Reference Implementation"
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+ readme = "README.md"
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+ license = {text = "MIT"}
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+ requires-python = ">=3.10"
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+
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+ [project.optional-dependencies]
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+ grpc = ["grpcio>=1.60", "grpcio-tools>=1.60"]
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+ [egg_info]
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+ tag_build =
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