# Security Policy — DaemonicError
## Reporting Vulnerabilities in DaemonicError
If you discover a security vulnerability in DaemonicError, please
report it responsibly.
**Contact:** security@[TBD — Meph's secure contact]
**PGP Key:** [TBD — public key fingerprint]
Please include:
- Description of the vulnerability
- Steps to reproduce
- Potential impact assessment
- Suggested fix (if you have one)
**Response timeline:**
- Acknowledgment: within 72 hours
- Initial assessment: within 7 days
- Fix or mitigation: within 30 days for critical issues
We follow coordinated disclosure. We will credit reporters unless
they prefer anonymity. We will not pursue legal action against
researchers who report vulnerabilities in good faith.
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## Forensic Transparency Statement
DaemonicError is designed with forensic transparency as a core
architectural property. All operations that pass through the Glass
observation system produce traceable, severity-graded observation
chains. This is by design and serves diagnostic, debugging, and
system integrity purposes.
Key properties:
- Every Glass observation records its position in the trait lattice
- Every severity transition is documented in the observation chain
- Every error carries its full causal history
- Observation chains are tamper-evident through hash chain integrity
- The axiom-derived hash function embeds the system's axiom set
into every hash computation
These properties exist to support system reliability, error
diagnosis, and operational transparency. They are not designed
for and should not be used for surveillance, unauthorized data
collection, or circumventing access controls on systems you do
not own or have authorization to test.
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## Responsible Use and Liability Disclaimer
DaemonicError is a systems programming library. Like any
diagnostic or forensic tool, it can observe the behavior of
software systems it interacts with. This observational capability
is intrinsic to its function as an error handling and system
integrity framework.
### For Security Researchers
The Glass observation system may reveal behaviors, failure modes,
or inconsistencies in software that DaemonicError-integrated code
interacts with. If you discover a vulnerability in third-party
software through the use of DaemonicError's diagnostic capabilities:
1. **Report the vulnerability to the affected party first.**
Follow their responsible disclosure policy if one exists.
Allow reasonable time for remediation before public disclosure.
2. **Do not use DaemonicError to develop exploits.** The Glass
is a diagnostic lens, not a weapon. Identifying a vulnerability
is research. Weaponizing it is not.
3. **Document your methodology transparently.** The Glass
observation chain provides a complete audit trail of your
research process. This trail protects you — it demonstrates
that your intent was diagnostic, not malicious.
### Liability Boundaries
**The author of DaemonicError (Meph / Mephistopheles) is not
responsible for:**
- Vulnerabilities discovered in third-party software by users
of DaemonicError. The tool observes. It does not create
vulnerabilities. A microscope that reveals bacteria is not the
source of infection.
- Actions taken by users of DaemonicError against systems they
do not own or have authorization to test. Unauthorized access
is unauthorized access regardless of which tools are used.
- Legal disputes between security researchers and software vendors
arising from vulnerability disclosure. DaemonicError is a
diagnostic library distributed under the Apache 2.0 license.
The license governs the software. The user's conduct is the
user's responsibility.
- Vulnerabilities in software that interacts with DaemonicError
through standard, documented interfaces. If a third-party
application breaks when receiving well-formed input that happens
to be observed through Glass, the fault lies in the application's
handling of that input, not in the observation.
**The author of DaemonicError IS responsible for:**
- The correctness and integrity of DaemonicError itself
- Responding to reported vulnerabilities in DaemonicError
- Maintaining the axiom constraints that govern the system's behavior
- Documenting the forensic properties honestly and completely
### Platform Scope
DaemonicError is written for and tested on Linux (x86_64).
The DaemonicSystemCall trait implements the Linux kernel's
syscall ABI directly through inline assembly, bypassing libc.
DaemonicError does not target, test against, or claim
compatibility with proprietary operating systems including but
not limited to Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, or any closed-source
kernel. Any interaction between DaemonicError-integrated software
and proprietary systems occurs through standard, platform-agnostic
interfaces (network protocols, file formats, etc.) or through
compatibility layers provided by the proprietary platform vendor
(e.g., WSL).
Vulnerabilities in proprietary systems that are revealed through
interaction with DaemonicError-integrated software are
vulnerabilities in those proprietary systems, not in DaemonicError.
The observation of a failure is not the cause of the failure.
### Regarding Legal Threats Against Security Researchers
This project supports the security research community's right
to discover, document, and responsibly disclose vulnerabilities.
Good-faith security research conducted with authorization or on
systems the researcher owns or operates is legitimate and valuable
work that improves security for everyone.
The forensic transparency of the Glass observation system exists
in part to protect researchers. The observation chain provides
verifiable evidence of research methodology, intent, and scope.
A complete Glass chain demonstrating diagnostic intent is stronger
evidence of good faith than any post-hoc explanation.
Researchers who use DaemonicError for authorized security testing
are encouraged to preserve their observation chains as
documentation of their research process.
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## DaemonicBinary Distribution
The DaemonicBinary encoding layer is distributed as compiled-only
(rlib) to prevent misuse of the symbol encoding system independent
of the Daemonic axiom constraints. The encoding without axiom
constraints could produce results that are difficult to reason
about safely.
The source code for DaemonicBinary is not publicly available.
This is a deliberate architectural decision, not a limitation.
The DaemonicError crate provides the complete public interface
for interacting with Daemonic logic. DaemonicBinary is an
internal implementation detail.
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## Structural Integrity
The Daemonic observation lattice uses axiom-derived hash functions
for structural integrity verification. Modifications to the trait
lattice structure produce different hash values, making
unauthorized modifications detectable.
The canonical DaemonicError lattice is identified by its lattice
checksum. Forks or modifications that alter the trait structure
will produce different checksums and are not covered by the
Daemonic project's support, documentation, or compatibility
guarantees.
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## Contact
Security issues: security@[TBD]
General inquiries: [TBD — GitLab issues]
PGP key: [TBD]
This document is part of the DaemonicError project.
Author: Meph (Mephistopheles)
License: Apache 2.0